When I was in high school, my youth pastor used The Scream as the theme for a youth retreat. And then it became a thing in pop culture. I don't know if you've ever seen that, but there are all sorts of great parodies of The Scream (which I'll link to some in this art history … [Read more...]
Klimt artist study
I'd seen Gustav Klimt's artwork before. It's one many people enjoy parodying, and like many famous artists, you can see his original work and the work someone found to be fun. Our Gustav Klimt artist study was part of our Austria unit (one of our geography lessons), but it's also … [Read more...]
Chagall art history lesson
When looking up Belarus for our geography lessons I did my usual search for interesting things to study, and came up with very few things of note. So, I turned to my friend Natalie and said, "What should I study?" She immediately said, "you should check out Chagall", and I … [Read more...]
Raphael Art history lesson
I have to admit, I knew Raphael, but being a kid during the 80s and 90s my first thought when I hear Raphael was the headstrong turtle from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, heroes in a half shell, turtle power. I mean I knew there was an artist, but truthfully, it was TMNT in my … [Read more...]
You need to teach great artists, here’s how
In 5th grade I took an after school art class. The big deal final class was to go to a REAL art museum. I loved wandering through the halls and looking at each piece of art for that one special detail. While I love art, and I love to dabble in different projects I … [Read more...]