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Bob Ross continues to inspire young and old alike with his public
television painting program, "The Joy of Painting," almost 30 years
after the show went off the air. Bob Ross fell in love with
painting and wanted to inspire others to find joy in their happy
accidents. Follow his footsteps toward becoming a TV painter icon
in this delightful and reverent picture book biography of a gentle
soul who loved painting and teaching others how to paint too.
A rich and playful resource for fostering creativity in the
classroom The product of over three decades of teaching design
studios and creativity seminars primarily at the University of
Washington, Cultivating Creativity offers firsthand, on-the-ground
accounts of encouraging creative expression in the classroom. In
this lively book, course instructors will find a wealth of
creativity-awakening exercises and strategies that can be adapted
to suit a variety of disciplines. More than a practical guide, this
book uses a combination of playful design, full-color
illustrations, participant reflections, and pedagogical reflection
to encourage innovation. Readers can turn to the "Who, What, Where,
How, and Why" chapters for guidance on developing exercises of
their own, or flip to any page for a dose of inspiration before
their next creative project. Today's world is filled with nations,
businesses, venture capitalists, and institutions of higher
education in hot pursuit of "innovation." Cultivating Creativity
offers up new strategies for finding it and invites each reader to
continue their search in a way only they can.
Hands-on modelling is key skill for children, leading to the
development of their mind and intelligence through a rich
complexity of sense experiences. Arthur and Elizabeth Auer make a
plea to parents and teachers alike to 'let children work with their
hands'. This comprehensive, heavily illustrated book demonstrates a
multitude of modelling projects for different ages using different
materials including clay, beeswax, plasticine, dough, sand and
snow.
In this beautifully produced volume, young readers are given the
opportunity to study masterpieces of Impressionist work in great
detail. From Monet's Impression, Sunrise, which is attributed to
starting the movement, to Seurat's pointillist masterpiece, A
Sunday on La Grande Jatte, each painting is reproduced on its own
page with descriptive texts, biographical details of the artist,
and entertaining facts. Along the way readers will learn the
historic context of these paintings as well as a variety of
artistic terms. The book also offers playful suggestions for
creating Impressionist art at home or school as well as ideas that
will help young readers appreciate why the Impressionist style was
at once revolutionary and timeless.
The newest volume in Black Dog's best-selling, award-winning
Child's Introduction series explores the fascinating world of art
and artists and includes do-it-yourself art projects throughout.In
the tradition of Black Dog's best-selling Child's Introduction
books, which include The Story of the Orchestra and A Child's
Introduction to the Night Sky, A Child's Introduction to Art
introduces kids ages 9 through 12 to the art world's most famous
painters, styles, and periods, all brought to life through
full-color photographs of 40 masterpieces, as well as charming
original illustrations.The book highlights 40 painters and
sculptors, including Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet, Diego
Velasquez, Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Mary Cassatt, and Andy
Warhol, providing information on their life, inspirations,
influences, technique, and a full-color photo of one of their
signature works of art. It also includes an overview of various
styles and periods (Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, etc.),
instruction on how to view and appreciate art, and information on
the color wheel and other tools artists employ.Fun art projects
throughout, such as Can You Find It?, Q-tip pointillism, making a
stained-glass window with tissue paper, and Spatter Paint like
Pollock, allow kids to learn about painting techniques and explore
their own artistic abilities. Also includes five masterpiece
paintings to color.Meredith Hamilton's witty illustrations add
another dimension to the excellent text and photographs.
Pigasso, a talented pig, and Mootisse, an artistic bull, live across the road from one another, but when conflicts arise they build fences that ultimately become modern art masterpieces. Includes biographies of the real-life artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
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