Comments on: Dover Art Cards

By: Usborne Introduction to Art

Usborne Introduction to Art — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:06:44 +0000

[...] with these books, don’t forget about the Dover Art Cards as great art resources. What have you used to spice up art/artist study [...]

By: Barb-Harmony Art Mom

Barb-Harmony Art Mom — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:20:27 +0000

These are some of my favorite tools for artist study. It is sort of embarrassing how many sets I have but we really do use them all the time.

Many of my sets have been through lots of little hands during the days I taught art to groups of homeschoolers and they still look great.

Thanks for the additional review and ideas!
Barb

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:42:29 +0000

Me, too, Marci! I’m always on the lookout for hands-on *anything*!
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By: Marci@OvercomingBusy

Marci@OvercomingBusy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:41:27 +0000

I love having art that my kids can actually handle! These are great ideas. Thanks!
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By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:38:57 +0000

Love these ideas, Brenda! I’m going to keep my eyes open for mini-easels – it would make displaying cards SO much easier!
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By: Brenda Sain

Brenda Sain — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:34:01 +0000

I have stacks of art postcard books that I found at a local bookstore, but am now thinking of getting some Dover collections like the 20th Century and Impressionists. I like that those have a variety within the era. I bought mini easels at IKEA (1.99 ea) and we put the postcards on the easels to display on a shelf. It’s fun to get out the past used postcards and have them remember who painted what, and how they could tell.

They come in handy to grab when talking about line, space, color, depth, texture, composition etc…I recommend keeping a variety to compare against each other, because younger children may have a hard time distinguishing between different impressionists, but if you throw in some abstract work, they’ll be able to spot impressionists more readily.
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