This highly interactive, ongoing and personally tailored class will have learners beaming with pride at their ability to pick out a Picasso, spot a Matisse cutout, and identify Van Gogh's impasto brushstrokes like an art history pro! 

Each week, your learner and I will focus on a specific artist. We will spend the first part of class understanding what made the spotlight artist tick, from his artistic beginnings, to his/her physical movement around the world, to the random facts that support a well-rounded early education in the arts  (like that Matisse developed his paper cutout style while bedridden later in his life, and Van Gogh painted self-portraits because he couldn't afford models!). 

Later, your student will explore the spotlight artist's most iconic style for themselves, creating, for example, an inspired paint-splattering masterpiece like Pollock, a dotted extravaganza like Seurat, or a (student favorite) cubist self-portrait ala Picasso.  In private lessons, the projects are always personally tailored to your student's desires and abilities. 

My teaching style is warm, encouraging and lively and my goal is to nurture kids' natural love of learning and creating. This class fits any homeschool curriculum, but is equally accessible to anyone who simply loves learning about artists, creating art, or both! This class is perfect for quiet learners and enthusiastic participants, alike.

For this private class, the spotlighted artists can depend on your learners interests. Some possible artists we could cover include Matisse, Seurat, Kandinsky, Van Gogh, Kahlo, O'Keeffe, Mondrian, Monet, and the list goes on!