Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part 1 The Art Room
1 Approaching Art 2
2 Art Supplies 12
3 Art Shows 20
Part 2 The Art Class
4 Beginnings 28
Lesson 1 Big & Bold Painted Flowers 31
Lesson 2 Painted Paper Dinosaurs 35
Lesson 3 Watercolor Seal 41
5 Inspired by the Masters 44
Lesson 4 Van Gogh Flowers 47
Lesson 5 Henri Rousseau Jungle Tiger 51
Lesson 6 Claude Monet Spring Landscape 55
Lesson 7 Georges Rouault Painted and Printed Royal Figures 59
Lesson 8 Maud Lewis Lighthouse 65
Lesson 9 Clementine Hunter Still-Life Flower Arrangement 69
Lesson 10 James Rizzi Cardboard City 73
Lesson 11 Winslow Homer Ships 77
Lesson 12 Franz Marc Blue Horse 83
Lesson 13 Jackson Pollock Splatter Painted Lobster 87
6 Inspired by Nature 90
Lesson 14 Red Crab and Coastal Crab 93
Lesson 15 Expressive Black and White Fish 99
Lesson 16 Octopus Line Drawing 103
Lesson 17 Starfish 107
Lesson 13 Coral Reef 111
LESSON 19 Sea Turtles 115
Lesson 20 Funky Cat 119
Lesson 21 Symmetrical Beetles 123
Lesson 22 Painted Parrots 127
LESSON 23 Raccoon at Night 133
Lesson 24 Rainforest Frog 137
Lesson 25 Whimsical Owl 141
Acknowledgments 145
Resources 146
About the Author 148