Discovering Great Artists

Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters

By: MaryAnn Kohl and Kim Solga

This book is intended for young artists (ages 4 to 12) who want to experience and enjoy painting, sculpture, drawing, and building works of art to follow the styles of the great masters, such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, or Rembrandt.

There are 110 art ideas divided into the following five chapters: Long Ago Masters, Masters of the Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic Masters, Impressionist Masters, and Masters of Abstract and Pop Art.

The 6th chapter includes games and learning materials children can make that will help them remember, learn, and enjoy the great masters.

A biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more!

Great Artists activities include:
- Da Vinci - Invention Art
- Michelangelo - Fresco Plaque
- Rembrandt - Shadowy Faces
- Monet - Dabble in Paint
- Degas - Resist in Motion
- Picasso - Fractured Friend
- Van Gogh - Starry Night
- Dali - Dream Photographs
- Matisse 0 color Collage
- Pollock - Action Splatter
- Lichtenstein - comic Dots
- O'Keeffe - Close-Up Flower

ISBN 0935607099
EAN: 9780935607093