Monday, December 05, 2005

Art

We have started taking Thursdays to study Art, Classical Musical and Poetry. We try to have a nice relaxing day and just really dive into our readings and music.

Penny Gardner's Charlotte Mason Art Appreciation Page
I just had to update on our Art Study. We are going to start using a more Charlotte Mason type of approach. I plan to start with having them look at the picture for a few minutes. Then I will take it away and have them describe it to me. I might just start with the Katie books, since I have them already.

A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures First Words
A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures First Words

This is a great picture book for young children. We've had it for quite a few years and all my boys have enjoyed it.

Impressionism


Impressionism at Wikipedia

Katie Meets the Impressionists
Katie Meets the Impressionists

We love the Katie series! A great introduction to Monet, Renoir and Degas.

Pointillism



POINTILLISM at Wikipedia.com


Katie's Sunday Afternoon
Katie's Sunday Afternoon

This book is about Pointillism and the artists Seurat, Signac and Pissarro.

1 comment:

Shangrilewis said...

Thanks I'll have to see if the library has it! I've been really wanting to do more Art study and I keep putting it off for the right curriculum. I finally decided I would just start getting books and see what happens. Even if the boys aren't terribly interested I know that it will be filed away in their heads. So far, they are really enjoying the artwork and Gibran can see the differences in "styles".

 
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