(These paintings are from my husband's site http://www.shanepierce.com/, he has done some wonderful paintings of the boys. Please note that there are other works on his site, that may not be suitable for all ages.)
Yes I am bragging a little here but I wanted to share with you, the paintings my husband did of the boys. There are more on his website (link above), he has some wonderful paintings and sketches that he did in a matter of minutes or in weeks of working on them. Of course, I am lucky enough to have them on my walls in our home to see everyday. I can't tell you how much I am inspired by having his artwork all around me. From the very first unicorn pencil drawing that he did for me (well I was 17 and in love!) to his latest new series of paintings, he can always amaze me with what he can do with some brushes,canvas, paints and his imagination. We have some from other artists my husband knows and even one that was done by his grandfather. I even dabbled in painting when I was a child, Anthony has one of my paintings of the ocean up in his room. So our boys had no chance of not having art in their lives. Just like families that have a science or history back ground, we make art a part of our life every day.
I make it a point to have several online sources for the boys to get onto to learn about art, play some art games, watch videos on how to draw something or even incorporate it into a computer program like Scratch. I thought that I would list a couple here for you to look at if you are at a loss of how to add more art into your kiddos day.
Learninggamesforkids.com ~ has several art games that my boys have played in the past.
Time4art.com~ is part of our Time4learning program, my oldest loved it so much that he did it three times! Even telling us some facts that his dad didn't know!
HelloKids ~ a fun site that can teach kids of all ages how to draw the most popular things.
ActivityTv ~ gives videos on how to draw some fun cartoon animals.
Manga University ~ for any teen interest in drawing manga characters, popular with my oldest!
YouTube Videos~ like this one for drawing Bart Simpson, one of our favorite 10 year old cartoons!
DragonArt.com~ this shows one of our favorites How to draw dinosaurs.
Art History online~ great examples of original master pieces from well known artists.
Along with countless numbers of "How To" books on drawing from Amazon or the local bookstore, which we have a ton of on our bookshelves.
This is, of course, only a few of the many great resources online! Just like I include literature,math ,science and history into our studies, I feel that it is equally as important to add other forgotten or over looked subjects, LIKE ART!
Yes I am bragging a little here but I wanted to share with you, the paintings my husband did of the boys. There are more on his website (link above), he has some wonderful paintings and sketches that he did in a matter of minutes or in weeks of working on them. Of course, I am lucky enough to have them on my walls in our home to see everyday. I can't tell you how much I am inspired by having his artwork all around me. From the very first unicorn pencil drawing that he did for me (well I was 17 and in love!) to his latest new series of paintings, he can always amaze me with what he can do with some brushes,canvas, paints and his imagination. We have some from other artists my husband knows and even one that was done by his grandfather. I even dabbled in painting when I was a child, Anthony has one of my paintings of the ocean up in his room. So our boys had no chance of not having art in their lives. Just like families that have a science or history back ground, we make art a part of our life every day.
I make it a point to have several online sources for the boys to get onto to learn about art, play some art games, watch videos on how to draw something or even incorporate it into a computer program like Scratch. I thought that I would list a couple here for you to look at if you are at a loss of how to add more art into your kiddos day.
Learninggamesforkids.com ~ has several art games that my boys have played in the past.
Time4art.com~ is part of our Time4learning program, my oldest loved it so much that he did it three times! Even telling us some facts that his dad didn't know!
HelloKids ~ a fun site that can teach kids of all ages how to draw the most popular things.
ActivityTv ~ gives videos on how to draw some fun cartoon animals.
Manga University ~ for any teen interest in drawing manga characters, popular with my oldest!
YouTube Videos~ like this one for drawing Bart Simpson, one of our favorite 10 year old cartoons!
DragonArt.com~ this shows one of our favorites How to draw dinosaurs.
Art History online~ great examples of original master pieces from well known artists.
Along with countless numbers of "How To" books on drawing from Amazon or the local bookstore, which we have a ton of on our bookshelves.
This is, of course, only a few of the many great resources online! Just like I include literature,math ,science and history into our studies, I feel that it is equally as important to add other forgotten or over looked subjects, LIKE ART!
