................... Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 We have NEVER had success with "art lessons" at my house. OK, this year we had SOME success with the Calvert art lessons, but mostly because almost every single one was just drawing. We've tried Artpacs but my kids think they are about as interesting as toilet cleaning. I bought and gave away Evan Moor's art with Children book, because it just didn't inspire me, AND required a lot of unusual materials. We tried drawing lessons but all the other good little children sat still and drew for 2 hours straight quietly while my daughter....did not. I am type A, my son is type A, my dd is Social, artistic, crafty. BUT WE ALL LOVE HISTORY and I don't mind a little mess if we are really having fun. SO...should I try "Discovering GReat artists?" Since it involves history, I think it will inspire me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAM Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 We have this book and enjoy it. There's just a paragraph or two about each artist and then a project or two to encourage you to explore some of the artist's methods. We usually study one artist for six weeks, looking at one painting each week. Sometime during that six weeks, we do the project recommended in the book. We are on Seurat now, and the kids are really looking forward to painting with Q-tips to make dots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 It looks awesome on my shelf. :blushing: I plan to try it during the summer, when we go school-lite and play more with art & music & nature study stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thanks for the input. I love your idea of just studying one artist every 6 weeks and putting a painting picture up for picture study. It seems more do-able that way. I'm still :bigear: if anyone has more input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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