Michelangelo, You missed a spot!

I’m not finished!This month for Art Appreciation, our students looked at examples of artists who use people as the subject matter for their paintings, drawings and sculptures.  They admired works by Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Henri Matisse, Jan Vermeer, Grant...

The Flight of our Bumblebees at Learning Is Fun!

This month in Music Appreciation with Mrs. Brockman, the children interpreted classical music by dancing with scarves.  They danced to The Wild Horseman, The Merry Farmer, Flight of the Bumblebee, The Elephant and The Butterfly Etude.  It was a wonderful time of self...

February Art Appreciation – Painting with Scissors!

The “Artist of the Month” is Henri Matisse, a French artist who made bright, joyful paper collages.  His simple but strange shapes and contrasting colors told a story.  He used a style in his collages and paintings called “fauvism,” which means...