Picture Study Week 3

I love this picture by Pieter de Hooch called "The Pantry". The artist lived from 1629-1683, so I find it this colorful floor fascinating! Would you think that they would have a floor like this back then? We enjoyed studying this picture. So much to see!

Picture Study Week 2

This week we studied Jean-Francois Millet and his painting "Feeding Her Birds" Another jewel. Check out the link to read about this artist. He was a good choice for us to study right now because he lived in France from 1814-1875 which fits right into the era we are studying. He was a poor man living in difficult ,to say the least, times. He was not given much recognition by his contemporaries, but if you click on the link on his name, you will doubtless recognize at least a few of his works. I remember that we had "The Gleaners" in our home growing up and I always loved it. Another favorite is "The Angelus " Check out the link. I think that you, too, will enjoy getting a glimpse of life through the eyes of this , simple, God-fearing man.

It's that time of year...

Time to start a new school year!

We are so excited to start a new curriculum this year called Tapestry of Grace. We are all looking forward to it. I will be posting more about it soon.

For years we have to incorporate "Picture Study" into our schooling, but have been pretty hit and miss. Hopefully, we will be more consistent this year.

Here is one of the pictures we have been studying. It is called "Country School" by Homor Winslow.
Our picture study is pretty basic. I put the print of choice up on fridge (I have many 4x5 cards of fine art that I use) We look at it throughout week.

I ask them questions to test observation skills. "What kind of room is in this picture?" "What can we tell about the weather from this picture?" etc.

The kids are ALWAYS way more observant than I am. We are going to start studying the artist briefly. I am working on a worksheet of sorts that I will use that will go a little deeper. It has been fun even for Mary (4.5)

The basic idea is to grow in appreciation of and exposure to fine art as well as observation skills.

Try it out yourself!