April’s Suggested Lessons & Links
Grades K-2nd
Backyard Nature: Beetle, Flower Garden, Bird
Ages 8 and Up
Watercolor Whimsies: Spring Edition
Springtime Splendor: Butterflies, Sculpted Poppy Bowl, Cherry Trees
Holidays: Easter, Earth Day (4/24)
LiterARTure: Alice in Wonderland or Peter Rabbit
Bard Art: Measure for Measure
Art of the Round Table: Coat of Arms in Acrylics
Historical ARTchives: Westward Expansion
Drawing Animals with Kristen Bailey: Dog
Ages 10 and Up
MWTM2: Johannes Vermeer 1. Girl with a Pearl Earring, 2. The Milkmaid, 3. The Little Street
*And don’t forget to download this month’s Masterpiece Society Art Appreciation volume on Johannes Vermeer from the “Vanishing Resources” course below.
Selfie Portraits: Andy Warhol – Pop Art Diptych
Art Escapades: Andy Warhol-Inspired Pop Art Cats
Nature Journaling with Heather Woodie: Mammals
Teens
Watercolor 101: Lessons 1-11
Art Through the Ages: Tribal: Africa
Moms
Masterpiece Moms — Abstract Irises
Hand Lettering with Elizabeth Warren: Lettering with Tombow Fude, Part Two
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
