by Julie | Art, Art Education, Homeschool, Podcast
If we’re always determined to create a masterpiece with every sketch, we miss out on some of the best ways to improve our drawing skills. The best way to get better at anything is through deliberate, regular practice of a smaller skill set. In art, we use...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Podcast
His real name was a 10 syllable doozie: Do-men-i-kos The-o-to-kop-ou-los. No wonder they just called him El Greco (The Greek). He was born in Crete (part of Greece at the time), studied in Venice and Rome, and then settled in Spain. His style was a mix of Byzantine,...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Podcast
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was an amazingly talented painter, architect, and poet, but his favorite art form was sculpting. He was probably the most talented sculptor who ever lived, perhaps even the most talented artist who ever lived. His art was dramatic,...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Clay
I’ve been so impressed with how naturally most kids take to clay. It’s a medium without mistakes- Just keep playing with it until you like what you see! I laid out all the basics of working with clay here. Air-dry clay is nice because it doesn’t...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Inspiration, Podcast
Albrecht Durer was known as the “Leonardo da Vinci of Germany,” but he was a Renaissance trendsetter in the whole European art world. His impact reached far beyond Germany, partially because he traveled to other countries, but more because his Woodblock cuts were far...
