These look like some great selections for art. I especially like the pastel one! The kids read a book called Ish that talks about how you can make your art close-ish to what you are aiming for. Art is not an exact science. 😊
We average at least 2 sometimes 3 art lessons a week. Wednesday we do a short lesson from the Harcourt Art book. Friday we do a lesson from the Paint lab book that’s scheduled thru torchlight. Usually sometime during the weekend if we’re not busy the kids or I will pick up one of the other books I mentioned and look it over or try out a new technique. 👩🎨🎨
We don't do art or music as a curriculum, really... exposure to major art/music masterpieces is my goal at this point. (They do a ton of art/craft stuff on their own.) I, too, feel like I didn't get much of an art or music education-- I don't know how to read music or play an instrument, but I *adore* music and we always have an eclectic/multigenre/international mix of it playing in the house. However, I don't really feel the absence of either has hampered me much in my formal education or ability to function in the world, so I look at art and music education as "nice to haves" in our homeschool. I don't want my girls to be absolute dunces in either arena, so I'll be pleased if they can identify a few well-known works here and there, but beyond that, I'm not putting in a ton of effort. We have read the "13 Paintings Every Kid Should Know" and "13 Artists Every Kid Should Know", and I have a bunch of DK books about artists. Most recently, I've fallen in love with the Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolios. (Monet is one of them! I love Monet!) I ordered several of them from each major period (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern)--Van Gogh, Raphael, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Vermeer, Giotto, etc. We just got my order this week, but I'm happy to pass on a "review" when we've gone through a few! For music, I've been using Our Homegrown Symphony's "exposure" curriculum called "Prelude", and its "Song a Day" calendar. I really love it so far! Highly recommend.
Thank you for the recommendations! I have checked out the Charlotte Mason Picture study a few times. I find it intriguing and a great way to incorporate art study. I’ve just never gone ahead with purchasing it. I would love to hear your feedback on it. Thanks for the music recommendation as well. That is definitely an area I have zero experience in and have found it hard to incorporate into homeschooling.
These look like some great selections for art. I especially like the pastel one! The kids read a book called Ish that talks about how you can make your art close-ish to what you are aiming for. Art is not an exact science. 😊
Thanks for the book recommendation! I will be picking it up from the library this weekend.
Thank you loved it!
I love the 13 books! We have the 13 Art Mysteries checked out from the library right now. Love that Monet book, have to check it out.
I was excited to see that there are so many different options of the 13 art books! 😄📚
Very informative! I haven't seen watercolor pencils before, I will check those out. So the only lesson you do is from torch light?
We average at least 2 sometimes 3 art lessons a week. Wednesday we do a short lesson from the Harcourt Art book. Friday we do a lesson from the Paint lab book that’s scheduled thru torchlight. Usually sometime during the weekend if we’re not busy the kids or I will pick up one of the other books I mentioned and look it over or try out a new technique. 👩🎨🎨
We don't do art or music as a curriculum, really... exposure to major art/music masterpieces is my goal at this point. (They do a ton of art/craft stuff on their own.) I, too, feel like I didn't get much of an art or music education-- I don't know how to read music or play an instrument, but I *adore* music and we always have an eclectic/multigenre/international mix of it playing in the house. However, I don't really feel the absence of either has hampered me much in my formal education or ability to function in the world, so I look at art and music education as "nice to haves" in our homeschool. I don't want my girls to be absolute dunces in either arena, so I'll be pleased if they can identify a few well-known works here and there, but beyond that, I'm not putting in a ton of effort.
We have read the "13 Paintings Every Kid Should Know" and "13 Artists Every Kid Should Know", and I have a bunch of DK books about artists.
Most recently, I've fallen in love with the Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolios. (Monet is one of them! I love Monet!) I ordered several of them from each major period (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern)--Van Gogh, Raphael, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Vermeer, Giotto, etc. We just got my order this week, but I'm happy to pass on a "review" when we've gone through a few!
For music, I've been using Our Homegrown Symphony's "exposure" curriculum called "Prelude", and its "Song a Day" calendar. I really love it so far! Highly recommend.
Thank you for the recommendations! I have checked out the Charlotte Mason Picture study a few times. I find it intriguing and a great way to incorporate art study. I’ve just never gone ahead with purchasing it. I would love to hear your feedback on it. Thanks for the music recommendation as well. That is definitely an area I have zero experience in and have found it hard to incorporate into homeschooling.