August's Suggested Lessons & Links
Grades K-2nd
Down on the Farm: Cow, Sheep, Pig
Ages 8 and Up
Celebrate Summer: Fairy/Gnome, Mixed Media Tent, Pink Flamingo
Playful Pet Portraits — Parakeets, Chameleon
Abstract: A World of Circles or Mondrian
LiterARTure: Farmer Boy or Anne of Green Gables or The Wizard of Oz
Bard Art: Much Ado About Nothing
Art of the Round Table: Sword in the Stone Mixed Media
Historical ARTchives: Early Colonial Settlements
Drawing Animals with Kristen Bailey: Snake
Ages 10 and Up
MWTM2: Mary Cassatt — 1. Sara Holding a Cat, 2. Lydia in a Loge, 3. The Boating Party
*And don’t forget to download this month’s Masterpiece Society Art Appreciation volume on Mary Cassatt from the “Vanishing Resources” course below.
Selfie Portraits: Roy Lichtenstein – Comic-Style Pop Art
Art Escapades: Alma Thomas-Inspired Space Art
Nature Journaling with Heather Woodie: Birds
Handmade from the Heart: Fabric Rosettes or Felt Hoop Art
Teens
Acrylics (& Oils) 101: Lessons 13-24
Art Through the Ages: Medieval Art: Byzantine and Gothic
Moms
Masterpiece Moms — O’Keeffe-Inspired Zinnia
Hand Lettering with Elizabeth Warren: Mixing Different Lettering Styles
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
