We’re about halfway finished with our study of Matisse, our artist for the term. There’s no real reason why this term is Matisse except that we had an over-sized Matisse art book on hand. I just randomly choose artists for us to study. And I think that if you’re trying to begin artist study, it […]
New Year, New Calendar, New Art
I’ve found another painless way to inject art into our day. This beautiful Page a Day Art Gallery Calendar has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of months, just waiting for the new year. And now we can finally use it! I had read that these calendars sell out every year, and so […]
George Catlin Artist Study
We’re studying Westward Expansion — the Oregon Trail, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Gold Rush. And for the first time ever, I tied our artist study to our history studies. And I’m departing from the traditional Charlotte Mason method of one artist per term. Instead, we’re looking at a variety of artists who painted the […]
Frida Kahlo Artist Study
Our artist this term has been Frida Kahlo. I wanted a female, non-European, modern artist for something totally different from our other artist studies. Frida Kahlo fit the bill perfectly! Kahlo and her husband, the famous artist Diego Rivera, were both from Mexico. Her life was filled with pain, both emotional and physical, and her […]
Vermeer Artist Study
Our artist this term is Vermeer. Since he only left 35 pieces, it’s quite possible to study his entire collection in one term! Interestingly, there is no portrait of this artist and very little is known about his life. But we have his amazing art! Here is one of Sprite’s versions with the original following. […]