This homeschool study has everything you need to learn more about artist Johannes Vermeer, including a chance to create your own work of art! I invite you to come with me on a trip back 400 years to a city named Delft and visit with famous artist Johannes Vermeer, who has been called the “Greatest…
Famous Artist Edgar Degas seemed to always be fighting for or against something! He never liked being called an “Impressionist”. He preferred to be called a “Realist” or an “Independent “ painter. But, actually, he was one of the Impressionists founders and organizers of its exhibitions. He was a core member. Degas’ choice of subject…
Famous Artist Andy Warhol was an American artist, film director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as Pop Art. In 1961 Warhol came up with the concept of using mass-produced commercial goods in his art. He would use commercial images and produce them over and over. One of…
Join Nana and explore famous artists with her Hudson River School homeschool art lesson. In the early 19th century, a group of American artists dedicated themselves to a style of painting that would have its roots in the United States of America, rather than looking back to Europe for inspiration. They were mesmerized by the…
Have you ever fallen in love with a bird that you saw outside in your yard? I did. I was blessed to see an Indigo Bunting perched on my fence in the backyard. Literally my heart stopped – he was so incredibly beautiful! Perhaps this was Famous Artist John James Audubon’s thought when he arrived…
Summer! Do you feel it too? These June homeschool art activities for summer fun will help you kick off summer break and keep any mention of boredom at bay! You can include Nana’s new earthworm lesson for your nature studies, celebrate fathers, go to the outer reaches of space with her solar system lessons and…
Happy clouds! Happy trees! Famous artist Bob Ross made us believe that he was speaking to a single viewer. And, in doing so, he painted an illusion that he was giving us a private lesson. Ross’ life was one of “happy coincidence” — the right art teacher taught him the perfect technique to finish an…
I’m taking your hand as we walk through the Vatican in Rome, Italy. We will look up at the magnificent Sistine Chapel paintings. We will marvel at how famous artist Michelangelo worked for over four years in paint and wet plaster to give the world these stories from the Bible. Then we will gaze at…
This Leonardo da Vinci homeschool art lesson introduces his works of art and allows your child to create a Mona Lisa of their own! Would you recognize a genius if you saw him just walking down the street? Do you think that that you could be successful in life if you had no formal education?…
This homeschool study includes everything you need for a hands-on approach to learning about Vincent Van Gogh. Famous Artist Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most gifted artists that ever lived. Van Gogh only painted for a little longer than ten years, but he produced over 2,000 pieces of art! Some of Van Gogh’s…