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| SUPER Art Appreciation Site-- Paula's Archives Art History Timeline-under construction (through 500 A.D.) Alphabetical Artist List--Middle Ages the present Carol Gerten's Fine Art (CGFA) DaVinci biography & works Edourd Manet biography & works Lessons about art: culture, history National Gallery of Art NGA Online Teacher Resources Ambleside Online Art & Music Study Rembrandt biography & works Art Takes Time--Lessons in chronological (historical) order Elementary Art Education Art-Rageous Software |
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Jan, also from the NHCMSG, shares some of her art resources and ideas with us: For art appreciation I started collecting art in the form of calendars a couple of years ago. At the end of the year when calendars are on sale, I go to Barnes and Nobles and look for calendars that have pictures from famous artists. Last year they did not have much to choose from but the year before I was able to get a Michelangelo, a couple of Monet (one of my favorite artists) and a Van Gogh. The calendars are especially nice because they can be cut apart and laminated....if you ever get around to getting them laminated. : -) Another good source is Half Price Books. I found a great Norman Rockwell book along with a Rembrant and DaVinci book. These are especially nice because they have a small write-up about each painting and something about the author. We have not incorporated the art appreciation into our studies as much as I would like, (my fault) but when we have, being able to use these pictures along with children's biographies of the artist have been fun. As far as art is concerned, learning to draw, paint, etc., a good book to look at is Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes. It is a wonderful book to use in teaching your child to draw--if you have time to use it. We've dabbled with it a little and I was amazed at how well my children drew with some help and encouragement. We even took their bast pictures, color photo copied, matted on construction paper, laminated and sent to my mother for Valentine's Day that year. A great, inexpensive, easy to mail gift from the heart! |
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| Underscored titles and names indicate web links. Click on them to access the mentioned resource. Music is Glazunov's Allegretto from his ballet, "The Seasons". (photo) |
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| by Cindy Kelly and the North Houston Charlotte Mason Support Group |
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| Nature Sketching Kultur Video Site -- click on "Art" on left side for Art video selection to buy |
| Getting Started: Choose an artist and find 4-6 prints that you like. You might want to follow the Ambleside Online Art & Composer guidelines if you have no preferences. At the AO link, titles that are highlighted in yellow when the mouse moves over them, are links to pictures, if you left click on them. Once the picture shows up on your screen, you can set it as your wallpaper by right- clicking on the picture and then left-clicking on "Set as wallpaper" (if your browser allows you to do this). Larger prints are better. I prefer the 11" x 14" size. Don't let your children see the prints as you gather them! I actually have to hide mine! You will be bringing them out one at a time, and it can really be fun to unveil them. I find it helpful to read about art study in the CM study guides or the original volumes now and then. It helps to inspire me and set a positive atmosphere. Resources for Prints: National Gallery of Art: (Click on the name to visit site) (1-800-697-9350) This is a great resource for prints. You may browse their website and order on- line or use their toll-free number. When browsing the site, you can pull up images of the prints to see if you like them. It can be rather time consuming because not all of the prints on line are available for sale. they are listed under "reproduction search" once you get to the gift shop area on the web site. Choose the artist's name, and the reprints will show up. From the cmason list: "You may get an educator's discount of 20% off these prints bringing the price down to $1.60. Here is a copy of an email I got from someone at NGA. I just made up my own school letterhead on the pc and sent the order in." 'Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, the educational discount covers homeschooling. You simply need to send in your request on a piece of stationery with the name and address of the school or the organization with which your home school is affiliated. Your request should be mailed to the address listed below. National Gallery of Art Mail Order Department 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20565 1-800-697-9350 202-789-3047-Fax e-mail: mailorder@nga.gov'" Other Resources: Art Galleries usually have gift shops that sell 11" X 14" prints. Calendars are also a good source, though you may not like every print and will have to sort through them. They paper is also not as strong and nice as the art gallery prints. If you find any other good resources, please share with us all! Some of our group members buy the artist books at in the Sale areas of their local bookstores, or use the online galleries, such as, Carol Gerten's Fine Art (CGFA) website or the Online NGA Teacher Resources . Those who are interested in actual "How-tos" might find Richard Elliott's free "Original Art School On Line" of interest. Quick Start: I have ordered prints by Winslow Homer and Claude Monet from NGA. To get started, you can order these prints(marked on the list) via the website or 1-800 number (See above.) The Winslow Homer prints I used were: "Breezing Up" "Right and Left" "Salt Kettle Bermuda" "Key West" The Claude Monet prints I used were: "Artist's Garden at Argenteuil" "Houses of Parliament" "Japanese Footbridge" "Woman Seaed Under Willows" If you would like to choose your own, you may browse the website and order what you like. Once you have your prints,you may want to read a bit about the artist as background, though this is not necessary. Some of the artists have biographies on this site. You will see them when you search by artist. Background Information: You may want to check outsome children's books about the artist for your children. One author we really like is Mike Venezia who has written books on many artists and composer. His books are easy, fun and humorous. I usually leave the books lying around instead of assigning the reading. Or, we will do a readaloud. Browse through the library for other living books about the artist. Just pick up the book and see if it grabs you! It might also grab your children! The biggest difficulty we have had is finding out the artist's worldview and moral code. Sometimes the children's books gloss over this. If I am unsure about it, we just focus on the paintings. If I have some good information on it, then I will incorporate it into our discussions. General Tips: We start with one print andencourage a casual atmosphere. We will often look at the print while having "tea" (snacks and hot cocoa) on the couch or on cushions on the floor. Unveil the print! :D I give them the artists name and perhaps a bit of info, but I try not to lecture! Miss Mason wanted the children to form an opinion and relationship with the artist them- selves, which really means just letting them enjoy the art on their own terms. Your children may not like an artists or print. That is all right and all opinions are valid, even toddlers'! Onetime my then-three year old said: "It's too dark!" Yup! We are trying to lay afoundation for them with the artist and hopefully the artist will become afriend. More detailed study can be donein later life, but they will have a familiarity that will last a lifetime. After we look at the print,we may take it away and see what the children can remember. Or, we can all try and draw or just talk about it. Before everyone gets tired,we finish up and put it in a pretty frame where everyone will see it. We leave it up until the next picture study. As we live with the print for awhile, it becomes familiar. That is one of the goals, to have the children become familiar with the artist. Sometimes I will make a simple sign to put next to the print that has the artist's name, date of birth and death, (Some families place the artist's name on their timelines and can review the pictures in historical context.) where he llived and some brief facts. I might mount it on a colorful piece of paper to make it look nice. The children will see his namefor the several weeks that the prints are hanging. The following week, bring out a new print and have tea again. We repeat this every week or so until all the prints have been seen and hung for awhile. When all the prints have been looked at and hung for their turn, we bring all the prints out and spread them on the floor or tape them to a wall as our "gallery." It can be very interesting to see what the children notice about the differences between the prints. You may bring more discussion of the artist, his worldview, history of the times, etc. in if you like. Picture study can be as simple as looking and enjoying the print. Above all, enjoy the art and have fun! |
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| Charlotte Mason Art Study: A Quick Start |
| From Nancy in KY on the cmason list: “We had a little co-op with children ages 4-8. We had two Monet prints one day, both Water Lilies, just different color palettes. We had eight children each copy ONE of the paintings. And it had to be a secret which one they were copying. But they had o make it so obvious that an observer could tell which one. All of them succeeded in their mission, even the 4 year olds! This was a good exercise for color and composition. It was a lot of fun. When they studied Marc Chagall, they had an exercise that was to put a picture of themselves in the picture three different places, doing three different (meaningful) things, and to use a lot of green. These are elements which character- ize Marc Chagall's paintings, and it was really cool to see what the kids did with these para- meters.” |
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