Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist's

We have begun this art study that we downloaded (for free!!!) from one of my favorite homeschool bloggers, http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/. We have started our study with the very interesting and complex Pablo Picasso. The books we are using for this study are perfect! http://www.amazon.com/Picasso-Getting-Worlds-Greatest-Artists/dp/0516022717. J is loving learning about Picasso's different periods of painting. Picasso was born in Spain and dies in France which he moved to at the age of 19. His Father was an Art teacher and he wanted Picasso to become a great artist. We have learned about his Blue Period that started after his best friend died. Then He met and fell in Love with a girl named Fernande and thus began his Rose Peiod. Then we learned about his Cubism period which was really cool! We have not been instructed yet to do a painting of our own, but J loves to paint, so she just couldn't wait. Here is her first interpretation of a Picasso painting. I think that she did an amazing job!

This is the Boy in Sailor Suit with Butterfly Net.


My husband is the artist in the family, so J loves to draw and paint with him. Here they are drawing one of the pictures from our Picasso book.