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Melissa | August 11, 2009
Today, we got back into a regular schedule of studying famous artists and composers. We had the pleasure of starting out with studying about the French artist, Paul Cezanne. Self Portrait, 1875-1877 There were two main lessons that we learned from researching about Cezanne. First, here is a quote from a letter that he wrote [...]
Melissa | August 6, 2009
Today was our first official day back to school. I feel more confident than ever this year with our schedule and chosen studies. I plan on posting our studies and schedule soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share a piece of our first day with you. After our beginning studies this morning, [...]
Melissa | May 5, 2009
The woods are alive with wildflowers, one of which is this beautiful Wild Geranium. And these Large Yellow Wood Sorrel, which are much larger than the regular Yellow Wood Sorrel we saw everywhere last year. And these Golden Ragwort. Today we each took a photo of wildflowers and did [...]
Melissa | February 22, 2009
“To find joy in the sky, the trees, the flowers… There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse This weekend my older daughter and I had a little mother/daughter time, which for us often times leads to something artsy (who says art can’t be done on off-school hours?). Recently, [...]
Melissa | January 12, 2009
Today, we finished up our seasonal art study using Nature’s Paintbox. For the winter season our focus was on using the medium pen and ink. I also took note of the fact that the artist used the technique cross hatching. You can see it in the girl’s coat in this illustration from the book. I [...]
Melissa | January 7, 2009
When All the World is Full of Snow I never know just where to go, when all the world is full of snow. I do not want to make a track, not even to the shed and back. I only want to watch and wait, while snow moths settle on the gate, and [...]
