February’s Suggested Lessons & Links
Grades K-2nd
Featherly Friends: Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Hummingbird
Ages 8 and Up
Winter Wonderland: Birch Forest, Paperwhites, Sculpted Bird
Holidays: Black History – Clementine’s Zinnias, Jim Dine Hearts (2/14), President’s Day
Valentine’s Day Course (2/14)
LiterARTure: Frog and Toad or Charlotte’s Web
Bard Art: Romeo & Juliet
Art of the Round Table: Knight in Charcoal & Gesso
Historical ARTchives: Abe Lincoln
Drawing Animals with Kristen Bailey: Cow
Ages 10 and Up
MWTM2: Albrecht Dürer 1. Young Hare, 2. The Fifth Knot, 3. Iris Troiana
*And don’t forget to download this month’s Masterpiece Society Art Appreciation volume on
Albrecht Dürer from the “Vanishing Resources” course below.
Art Escapades: Aaron Douglas-Inspired Mural
Nature Journaling with Heather Woodie: Birds
Teens
Drawing 101: Lessons 13-24
Art Through the Ages: Eastern Art: China
Moms
Masterpiece Moms — Finger Painted Floral
Hand Lettering with Elizabeth Warren: Lettering with Crayola Markers
Masterpiece Makers Art Vault:
Early Elementary
“Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity.
I think that each one of us is born with creativity.” – Maya Angelou
Seasonal
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” – Albert Einstein
Inspired by the Master Artists
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced” – Vincent Van Gogh
Art Through the Ages: Hands On Art History
“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.” – Andre Gide
Art School
“Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso
Inspired by Authors & Poets
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” – Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Journaling
“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” – Claude Monet
More
“To practice any art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut
Process Art & Creativity Prompts
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad,
whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” – Andy Warhol
Masterpiece Moms
“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse
Resources
“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
