September's Suggested Lessons & Links
Grades K-2nd
Down on the Farm: Rooster, Goose, Horse
Ages 8 and Up
Art of Fall: Mixed Media Owl, Monarch Butterfly, Sculpted Leaves
Holidays: Talk Like a Pirate Day (9/19), Hobbit Day 9/22 (more options below)
LiterARTure: Treasure Island or The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings
Bard Art: As You Like It
Art of the Round Table: Holy Grail in Acrylics
Historical ARTchives: Billy Yank and Johnny Reb
Drawing Animals with Kristen Bailey: Squirrel
Ages 10 and Up
MWTM1: Vincent Van Gogh 1. Sunflowers, 2. The Reaper, 3. Starry Night
*And don’t forget to download this month’s Masterpiece Society Art Appreciation volume on Vincent Van Gogh from the “Vanishing Resources” course below.
Selfie Portraits: Claude Monet – Caricatures
Art Escapades: Henri Matisse-Inspired Collage
Nature Journaling with Heather Woodie: Wild Plants & Fungi
Teens
Acrylics (& Oils) 101: Lessons 25-34
Art Through the Ages: Ancient Art: Prehistoric, Art of the Fertile Crescent
Moms
Masterpiece Moms — Pumpkin & Sunflower
Virtual Paint Parties: Abstract Wildflower Garden in Watercolors
Hand Lettering with Elizabeth Warren: Creating Layouts with Your Lettering
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
