Discovering Great Artists - (Bright Ideas for Learning) 2nd Edition by Maryann F Kohl & Kim Solga (Paperback)

About the Book

First edition published in 1996 by Bright Ring with the subtitle: Hands-on art for children in the styles of the great masters.

Book Synopsis

Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features over 60 great artists across the ages. A concise biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist's approach. Young artists will sketch inventive designs in the style of da Vinci and draw in a nature notebook like Audubon. To understand Rodin, they will create a clay carving. Picasso will inspire a fractured friend, and Kahlo shows the magic in self-portraits. Projects stress the creative process and encourage kids to try unusual techniques such as block printing, pointillism, and mixed media artworks as they learn about architecture, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Discovering Great Artists includes easy-to-follow icons to indicate the experience, preparation, and materials necessary for each project, as well as guides to the style, movement, or era of each artist. Introducing children to the greatest artists has never been more engaging!

Review Quotes

"100+ activities teach the styles, works, and techniques of the great masters - Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and more. To experience Van Gogh's style, children mix paints into a thick substance called "impasto" and then paint with heavy, swirling brush strokes. Each activity contains a brief history of the artist, a project, and an example of that artist's work. Discovering Great Artists is a great value for the money and belongs on every art shelf."
Rainbow Resource

"Students study artists from the Middle Ages and Renaissance to present day, and learn a variety of techniques and styles. The publisher, Bright RIng Publishing, provides links to full color examples of artwork by many of the artists that are featured in the book. Highly recommended."
Successful Homeschooling

"You have to get this book! It is jam packed full of great ideas - with 140 pages of information on great artists and projects representing them. Each artist's section has a short biography which is what I have used for our Artist pages in our History Notebook. There are such original and fun projects demonstrating the style and materials used by the Artist of study. There are projects of ink, acrylic paints, watercolors, pastels, collage compositions, clay pieces, and just too much to mention."
Noggins and Nonsense

"Hands-on Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters
110 amazingly fun and unique art activities for children to experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from Renaissance to the present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more!"
Classical Conversations

"A chronological order with helpful icons... allows parents, educators, and children to dip in and out of this guide with ease." --Booklist

About the Author

MaryAnn F. Kohl is the award-winning author of Great American Artists for Kids, Scribble Art, Mudworks, and ScienceArts, among others. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Kim Solga, watercolor artist and writer in Mt. Shasta, California, specializes in art with children. She is the creator of KidsArt.com art teaching supplies and writes hands-on art books, magazines, and art curriculum texts.

Visit www.greatartistsforkids.com for more from MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga.