Gauguin was an interesting character!  I can’t claim that he’s my favorite artist, but we still enjoyed our time spent with him this month. Self-Portraits Below are the resources that have been in the sidebar.  We won’t be doing artist or composer study in December.  I’ll have resources in the sidebar again in January! Paul [...]

We have LOVED our time spent with Rousseau, but now it’s time to move on to French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Henri Rousseau Olga’s Gallery Landscape with Cattle View of Bridge Sevres The Football Players Monkeys in a Jungle Lesson Ideas Princeton Online – Several Ideas KinderArt – Fantasy Jungle Lesson Plan Page – Stained Glass [...]

I am loving Henri Rousseau’s style.  It’s somewhat of a folk style with lots of bright colors.  Combine that with whimsical scenes and it makes me smile.  So many of the artists we’ve studied have been too serious for me, but the lighter side of Rousseau has revived my artist’s eye! Rousseau spent many days [...]

Here are the resources that have been in my sidebar for our August artist study.  Henri Rousseau is in the sidebar for September Paul Cezanne Olga’s Gallery The Mount Sainte-Victoire Still-life with Apples House and Trees Boy in a Red Waistcoat Lesson Ideas Cezanne Still-life Another Still-life Idea Math Lesson for Older Students Cubism Lesson [...]

I admit that wildflowers are quite possibly my favorite of all nature studies.  I’m always in awe of God’s creativeness, beauty and majesty through such delicate little things like wildflowers.  I’m also amazed at how each season presents me with new flowers that I’ve never noticed before – each with awesome characteristics that are different [...]