Thursday, February 12, 2009

Art 101

Well, since the kids have taken such an interest in painting, I thought it might be a good idea to give them a little formal instruction. They have taken some basic art classes at co-op and Cassie has taken some formal lessons in painting. Last year we purchased LifePac's Basic Drawing curriculum with Thomas Kinkade as the instructor, and we just incorporated it into our schooling this week. This curriculum you can find at AOP website. Check them out!!

The kids love spending time drawing and this curriculum will give them a broader exposure to the terminology and techniques. Then they'll be able to draw the pictures more skillfully before painting them.




I know, don't they look excited to be watching the instructor. No, it wasn't me it was Mr. Thomas Kinkade himself talking about the two types of lines that are used in drawing and seen in all objects around us.








After they completed the lesson they took a test and they all got perfect scores . . . Yeah!!

1 comment:

AOP said...

Hello Jacksons! My name is Kristi Gesink and I work for the homeschooling company Alpha Omega Publications. I noticed after reading through your blog posts that you are using our LifePac Basic Drawing curriculum to teach your children. We appreciate so much the mention of our curriculum on your blog and we would appreciate it very much if you would please post a link from your blog to our web site at http://www.aophomeschooling.com, that way if any friends or readers want to check out the Lifepac Drawing Curriculum for their children all they need to do is click on the link!

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at kgesink@aop.com.

Thanks again and have a fantastic day!
Kristi Gesink
AOP