Capturing Creativity
Talking about art with kids and getting them to look closely at images is second nature to me. I do it so often that I don’t even really know what I say anymore. Unfortunately, that means that I rarely have a good answer for the
Norman Rockwell’s magazine covers each tell a compelling story (full biography & online activities). Have you ever wondered what was happening around those main characters? This Norman Rockwell inspired multimedia collage will help you to try your own hand at
Norman Rockwell is one of the worlds most recognized painters, but he isn’t considered a fine artist. Like Mary Azarian, he worked as an illustrator. His magazine covers beautifully captured an ideal America full of potential through 7 decades of peace, war and
Are illustrators fine artists? There is a lot of debate about this issue in the art world, basically centered on the question of whether artists’ choices should be driven by commercial concerns. It is argued well on both sides, but
Creating crafts with kids doesn’t always have to be complicated. My art students made these fun snowflake prints in only 45 minutes while studying Mary Azarian, and I am absolutely in love with them. Hooray for simplicity! In case you
{Click here to go directly to the Renoir biography, book recommendations, and online activities that accompany this lesson} Renoir loved to combine the clean lines of the classics with the impressionists love of color and light. We are going to
“God hates Renoir!” “Renoir sucks at painting!” Those are the sentiments of protesters at Boston’s MFA this past week. Gentle and loving, no? I’m not really one to balk at protests, but I have to say that this one irked
Grandma Moses is famous for her American folk art, but did you know that she is also noroious for her use of glitter? Grandma Moses loved glitter so much that she kept right on using it even after she was told that
Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft, Holland in 1632 during a time we now call the “Golden Age of Dutch Painting,” although the city at that time did not recognize it as such. They were instead preoccupied with daily life
During the renaissance there was not shortage of great artists; Michelangelo, Giotto, Botticelli, but of all the master artists, Leonardo da Vinci might be my favorite. (Scan to the bottom of the lesson for instructions to make your own Leonardo