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How CM Artist Study Took Us to The Met

May 2, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 24 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: artist study, field trips Tagged With: artist study, metropolitan museum of art, museum

Smart Art Review

December 4, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 7 Comments

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 […]

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Jacob Lawrence Artist Study

September 24, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 11 Comments

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 […]

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Harmony Fine Arts Review –Degas & Prokofiev

September 23, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 6 Comments

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 […]

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Requiring Art and Music Study

April 8, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 12 Comments

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 […]

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