Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of art and encourage their creative abilities with Art Adventures. Authors Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw explore the stories and meanings of 20 masterpieces of Western Art as inspiration for children to create their own exciting and creative art projects. Covering a diverse range of media - from tissue paper mosaic to charcoal drawing - this will encourage and develop your child's own creative abilities. The activities are designed for children aged 6 and up, with a range of simple and more challenging activities to suit the abilities of younger and older children. Each of the eight chapters covers a theme, Colour, Black & White, Shapes & Patterns, Animals, Portraits, Landscape, Myths & Legends, and Light & Shade. Each painting is presented in a story format, also including a question and answer section. This is followed by two art activities based on the techniques and visual effects of the painting

 

This book is part of a book series called Art Adventures .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Modern Books .

Maja Pitamic has over twenty years' experience of teaching young children and holds a degree in Art History and Montessori Teacher Training. She is the author of the forthcoming titles I Can Do It and Play and Learn, both Montessori activity books for pre-school children.

This book has the following chapters: CONTENTS Introduction How to use this book Chapter 1: Colour 3 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Henri Mattise, The Snail Georges Seurat, The Circus Lipunja, Bark Painting Chapter 2: Black and White 2 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Albrecht Durer, Portrait of Bernhard von Reesen Jakob van der Schley, Buffel, Buffle Chapter 3: Shape 2 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Theo van Doesburg, Composition Kazimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition Chapter 4: Animals 3 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Henri Rousseau, Surprised! Jacopo del Zucchi, Pergola with Birds George Stubbs, A Couple of Foxhounds Chapter 5: Portraits 3 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Manet, The Balcony Taddeo, The Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I Modigliani, Portrait of Anna Zborowska Chapter 6: Landscape 3 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Avercamp, A Winter Landscape Medallion Cezanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire Whistler, Nocturne in Blue and Silver Chapter 7: Myths and Legends 2 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Uccello, St George and the Dragon 16th Century Flemish School, Head of Medusa Gowy, The Fall of Icarus Chapter 8: Light and Shade 2 works of art, with 2 projects per artwork Includes: Caravaggio, The Supper of Emmaus Marc, Sous La Pluee (Under the Rain) Artist biographies Where to see the art in this book Glossary Index Contact