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Category: Humanities

  • Artist Study: Gustave Klimt

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    This summer my children fell in love with the movie “Woman In Gold”. It is the true story of Maria Altmann’s quest to recover a  Klimt painting taken from her family during the holocaust. The movie is truly excellent. I would not recommend it for young children. Part of the movie is set in Vienna…

  • Anyone Can be an Artist

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    I really enjoyed this TED talk because it highlights something I have always believed.  Anyone can be an artist. You don’t have to study at Julliard to create something beautiful.  It also highlights the spirit of perseverance. Even when she was rejected by art programs she didn’t give up.

  • Autumn Spooky Tree

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    Tape water color paper to your work space.  I used painter tape. I wanted a little bolder and opaque colors so I watered down acrylic paint. Wet your paper with water before you begin creating your autumn sky. Paint different different autumn colors on the paper. Use black ink to make your tree. Drop a…

  • Keeping the Arts in Our Schools

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    Sir Ken Robinson gave a lecture that is one of my very favorite TED talks of all time.  It is a wonderful reminder how imperative it is that we bring the arts back into our schools.

  • How to Draw an Eye

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    I found this “how to draw an eye” tutorial on line.  I gave it to the kids and was pretty impressed by their attempt.  You can find the step-by-step tutorial on the “Art in Every Form” website.

  • Frida Kahlo Coloring Pages

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    As a child Frida Kahlo was in a terrible trolley accident which plagued her health the rest of her life.  As a result she had to have multiple surgeries through out her life that sometimes would result in a body cast.  Always the artist, Frida painted her cast.  We found this fun coloring page on…

  • Frida Portraits

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    One of the first things you notice when collectively looking at Frida Kahlo’s work is that it is mostly of Frida Kahlo.  When asked why this was she responded….. That pretty much sums it up.  We also found it interesting that she very much liked that famous uni-brow because it reminded her of a bird. …

  • Frida Kahlo Dress Up

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    My daughter has loved to dress up since she was little. We had multiple bins of dress up clothes for her.  She came down dressed to impress for art.  Frida Kahlo beckons setting up a dress up station.  If you were wondering why Frida didn’t “pluck” her famous uni-brow we read it was because she…

  • Frida Kahlo Necklace

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    One of the iconic elements of Frida Kahlo is her traditional Mexican dress.  She was a girl who seriously loved her accessories.  Her jewelry was so bold and unique.  My daughter and I had so much fun looking at a case of her necklaces that was on exhibit as part of the Kahlo/Rivera exhibit at…

  • Artist Study: Frida Kahlo

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    We were very excited when we learned that the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale would be showing a traveling Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera Exhibit.  Last spring we traveled to the Yucatan for a family wedding.  While my husband had been before it was the kids and my first time in Mexico.  We…