Picture Study

[Diane]

I would like to add some picture studies to our school time. Can anyone recommend a picture study book containing paintings from various artists? I printed off CM's ideas for picture study, but is there an actual curriculum that gives me the questions to ask my children?

Oh, I sure hope there is something out there that fits the bill.

[Cornerstone Classical]

I don't know how old your dc is/are but my ds (7) LOVES Queen Homeschool Supply's Pictures In Cursive. It is a cursive program which incorporates Picture Study.

Here is a link to the site www.queenhomeschool.com (http://www.queenhomeschool.com)


HTH
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[Tarheel Heather]

Artistic Pursuits (http://www.artisticpursuits.com/ak-3.htm) has questions associated with the art while teaching the principles.

[St. Theophan Academy]

a few things - if you follow CM's lead - you don't ask questions, you just let the child tell you about the work (narrate) - the parent/teacher is not supposed to come between the child and the art

here is a great CM book (http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Mason-Education-Catherine-Levison/dp/1891400169)with very simple instructions on implementing various CM concepts - they have a great explanation of how to go about picture study

here is a link to a description (http://sttheophanacademy.blogspot.com/2008/03/poetry-in-our-home.html)of how we do picture study

and finally - one of my current favorite resources (http://www.amazon.com/World-Famous-Paintings-Edited-Rockwell/dp/B0016K3A2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222735535&sr=1-1)- a book with hundreds of famous reproductions, info on the painters and paintings etc - great for picture study because each painting is an attached piece that you could remove from the book if you wanted to
I also pick up those discount books in the bookstores - you know, the bargain books that cost $5 and are full of paintings by a particular artist - these are a great buy, and I have quite a few of them now . I also have sometimes had luck at walmart with 11x14 sized posters of famous paintings (I found a large number one time of Monet, Degas, Picasso etc all for $1 each). They make for wonderful picture study!

Oh, and of course you can use Ambleside as a resource - there is a yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AOArtPrints/?yguid=157830889)that is nothing but a group of files with paintings by certain artists, you just have to print them off the computer (if you use photo paper they are excellent quality)

[Diane]

My son is 8, and those books look terrific! Thank you.

[Diane]

Thank you all for your help! I have a lot to look into, this is exciting. :)