by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 13, 2006 | Art
Walter Langley (1852 – 1922) English artist. Born to a very large family near the slums of Birmingham, Langley started his artistic career at fifteen as an apprentice to a lithographer. At twenty-one he won a scholarship to South Kensington and studied design....
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 11, 2006 | Art
Paul Delaroche, Young Mother and Her Children What is she thinking about?
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 22, 2006 | Art, Music
I’ve really enjoyed reading your website. It is full of useful information but it is also navigable which I find many homeschool pages aren’t – thank you!! I am newly married and my husband and I would like to homeschool our future children using a...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 27, 2006 | Art
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. One summer, years ago, we spent several weeks making things out of newspapers. The book Crafting with Newspapers by Vivienne Eisner was our guide. The book is now out of...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jun 18, 2006 | Art
Bouquet of Sunflowers This oil painting on canvas, which measures 39 3/4 x 32 in, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Here is a description of the painting as posted on the Metropolitan Museum web site: In December 1888 Van Gogh wrote:...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 20, 2006 | Art
It’s in the area of art that homeschooling can show itself to be especially valuable. Here are some of the things we have learned. Provide children, especially those below age ten, with the space, the tools, and the time for their art work. Don’t load up...
