We spent two days in New York City. (Get a rope.) Our time was limited, so we saw only two things. The most important things, in our minds: The Statue of Liberty (only from a distance) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Because the Met was so amazing, I am totally satisfied with our short time […]
Smart Art Review
We have been using a fantastic art resource for the past few weeks — Smart Art: Learning to Classify and Critique Art. I bought it discounted from Prufrock Press since the topic sounded good and the price was right. I’ve been so pleased with the content, and it came at a perfect time in our art […]
Jacob Lawrence Artist Study
My first exposure to Jacob Lawrence was when I was teaching public school. Our English textbook had some art transparencies that I used each Friday as writing prompts. Lawrence’s image of Harriet Tubman forcing fearful slaves northward made a strong impression on me. The story goes that some escaping slaves were so tired of the […]
Harmony Fine Arts Review –Degas & Prokofiev
Barb sent me a copy of her Autumn 2010 Art & Music Appreciation Plans to review. In a word — fantastic! She makes me laugh. She said that I do such great artist and composer studies that I wouldn’t need such a plan. Well, Barb, I think your plan is wonderfully laid out and I […]
Requiring Art and Music Study
I received an email with this question and I thought I’d address it here in a blog post. “You both do art and music study. I want to incorporate these because I think they are important; however, he doesn’t seem interested. Should I push this and require it or not?” [Just so you know, this […]