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June 11, 2009 by: Barb

Discovering Great Artists Review

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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga can be seen around the homeschooling world quite a bit and I know a lot of different programs recommend it for a study of great artists.

 

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Things I Like About Discovering Great  Artists:

  • The chart in the front shows the artist’s name, style, dates of lifetime, list of corresponding activities, and the level of difficulty
  • Most activities give an example of a finished product
  • Most materials we have on hand
  • I love chapter 5 with examples of games and activities (Masters Scrapbook page 111 is a fabulous idea)

Things I Don’t Like About Discovering Great Artists

  • I would have liked a list for each artist giving their major works so we could easily look them up. (See note below for a suggestion.)
  • I wish the prints included in the book were in color for the children to look at and study

Picasso Face-oil pastelsThis book could easily be the basis for a whole year’s worth of art projects. They recommend the book for ages 4-12 but I would recommend it for ages 8-14. The art activities and the projects listed in the back will keep you busy. Bright Ideas For Learning website (publishers of the book) now has a page that links to each of the artist’s work! Click the link above to check it out! They also have art activity cards that you can print out from their website. These cards can be printed in color and they include an artist’s print, short biography of the artist, and an additional art activity.

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 This book would be a great inexpensive choice for starting out on your journey to get to know artists while having some fun activities to try.

Written by Barb-Harmony Art mom.  She also blogs at http://www.harmonyartmom.blogspot.com/

Barb (47 Posts)

Barb McCoy- Harmony Art Mom writes about homeschooling their teens on her blog Harmony Art Mom. and taking family outdoor adventures on her other blog, Handbook of Nature Study. She is the author and host for the Outdoor Hour Challenge and a series of ebooks helping families get started with simple nature study. Barb also founded Harmony Fine Arts which helps homeschoolers with their art and music appreciation.

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