Homeschool Helps -- An Artist Study
by Crafty
Have you done an artist study in your home school? Artist studies (or “picture studies”) have been popular with Charlotte Mason style home schoolers but they can be valuable for any style of homeschool. Studies could use one picture or a few pictures of art done by a particular artist.
At the downtown library we have large art books located on the third floor and art prints on the second floor. The Art Prints are ideal for a group to view while art books (a.k.a. coffee table books) are good to view a variety of works by the same artist or during a particular era.
For example use Lighthouse and building; Portland Head and Automat to spur discussions of how the artist (Edward Hopper) uses light, shadow, settings, focus, and mood to communicate to the viewer. Is there a story being told?
An overview of the Edward Hopper’s other paintings and a little about his life can be found in the book The complete oil paintings of Edward Hopper or a in book for children like Edward Hopper.
Heading to a museum? The Fandex family field guides : Painters might be the perfect guide to take along to provide some background from many Western artists.
You don't homeschool? This would be a great snowy/rainy day activity for any family!!
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