What's In the Box: Art Studio

Hi! I'm Leslie- a homeschooling momma to an almost 5 year old girl and 18 month old boy.  The 2 are as different as night and day.  I share our adventures here to both inspire learning at home and chronicle our lives, because honestly, I never started the baby books and my kids will just have to look back on their childhood through this blog... ha! #keepinitreal

To say I am excited about this next month would be an understatement.

I have been waiting for this box for 3 years and it is now finally here!!

Welcome to the Art Studio Mother Goose Time box....

How amazing is it that we will be traveling the world as we enjoy the art of famous artists and methods of making Art!  Included this month is our monthly magnets (colored paintbrushes), 2 books, and a puzzle!  I love everything about these books!

I don't usually do What's In The Box posts, but the Art Teacher in me just could not pass up sharing all the Art awesomeness in this box.  We had already done Day 1 and Day 2 when I had decieded to make this post.  That is why you see my girl's self portrait and the art picture puzzles cut. 

Let's check out this box, shall we?

** 2 items I forgot to picture were the plastic button manipulatives and the inflatable globe.**

Week 1: Art in Italy

Lesson 1- Self Portrait.  

A self-portrait is a picture or representation of the person creating it. 

Lesson 2- Portrait

A portrait painting is a painting of a person.  The intention to to capture their mood or personality.

 

Lesson 3- Printmaking

Printmaking is a form of art that prints pictures on paper.  Many prints can be created from one plate, block, stencil, stamp, or image.

Lesson 4- Fresco & Mural

A fresco is a painting done on a wet plaster wall.  A mural is a large painting on any type of wall or ceiling.

Lesson 5- Architecture

Architecture refers to the building and structures designed and planned by architects.  An architect decided the shape, size and what the structure is made out of.

Week 2: Art in France

Lesson 6- Water & Landscape

Claude Monet is well-known for his Impressionist oil paintings that focus on capturing the feeling of real-life scenes such as water, bridges, people, gardens, ect.

Lesson 7- Monet & Flowers

Monet painted many different types of flowers such as in gardens, ponds, and vases.

Lesson 8- Haystacks & Texture

Monet created a famous series of paintings of haystacks in fields.  He achieved texture by using different brush strokes and dots of light.

Lesson 9- Pointillism

Pointillism is a technique in which many tiny dots are made to create one picture.  George Seurat was a famous French artist who helped establish this technique.

Lesson 10- Modern Shape Art

Shape art focuses on shapes, lines, and colors rather than the subject (such as a person or flower).

Week 3: Art in the Netherlands & Spain

Lesson 11- Starry Night

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist from the Netherlands.  He painted Starry night in 1889.

Lesson 12- Sunflower

Vincent Van Gogh painted a famous series of paintings called "Sunflowers."  He painted
 "Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers" in 1888.

Lesson 13- Mixing Colors

Mixing colors together can alter those colors or create a new color.  Two primary colors will create a secondary color (red and blue make purple).

Lesson 14- Cubism

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, is known for creating an art movement called Cubism.  Cubism is when an artist represents an object by using geometric shapes, cubes, and multiple angles.

Lesson 15- Girl with a Pearl Earring

This famous painting was created in 1665 by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.  His paintings are known for how they depict light.

Week 4: Art in England

Lesson 16- Chalk Art

Chalk art is often used to create art on cement or sidewalks outside.  It does not last long and can easily be washed away.

Lesson 17- Stenciling

Stenciling is a technique that uses a cutout design placed over paper or another material.  When ink or paint is applied, the stencil creates that design on the materials underneath.
By clicking on the picture you can see the stencils better.

Lesson 18- Coat of Arms

A Coat of Arms is a visual design on a shield with symbols that represent a family or place.

Lesson 19- Castle

Castles are large buildings usually made for the wealthy or royalty to live in.  The biggest castle in England is the Windsor Castle.

Lesson 20- Museum Day

Museums are places to visit and are open to the public.  They collect and display works of art, historical artifacts, or other interesting objects.  There are many famous museums around the world such as the Smithsonian and the Louvre.

As you can see this month is going ot be AWESOME!!!
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