Art and Nature Study

 
Cute kitty-cat! Okay, okay. I couldn’t resist, sorry. Rex is just so fluffy and so cute. :-) We actually studied ‘cats’ last week – Rex received LOTS of attention!

The kids and I are studying Albrecht Durer this term. Here is one of his works (a wood carving, if you can believe it!), called ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’…

 
I’ve always been fascinated with themes like this (yeah I know, a little macabre, but ‘tis the truth!), so this has been by far one of my favorite pieces we’ve studied.

Last Friday, the kids and I sat down and sketched it in pencil.

Here’s Jaycen’s drawing…the dots are all of the people, and he drew a cloud at the top. I think the little design at the bottom was his version of the artist’s signature.

 
Here’s Brooke’s drawing:

 
She focused on the thin horse on the left. She also drew the angel and the clouds. She was discouraged, but I told her that it looked amazing! She spent time drawing the shadows and everything. I think that’s neat. :-)

Here’s my drawing:

 
I don’t really like drawing people. I focused on the center horse, with the horseman carrying scales.

I really love this work of art, and I can’t wait to study it again this Friday!

Here’s a leaf Brooke drew from last Friday’s nature walk:

 
She really bucked drawing this, saying that she doesn’t know how to draw a leaf (she was discouraged by her horseman drawing) – and I kept reminding her that all she needs to do is look at the leaf that we brought home, and draw what she sees. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just needs to be from the heart.

So, after a while she sat down with the leaf and drew it.

:-)

Oh…and poor Rex isn’t too fond of homeschooling. The kids went crazy with reading this morning and were laughing, and Rex thought they were laughing at him.

He didn’t like that.

 
I’ll be uploading some videos today on Facebook. If you’re on my friend list, you’ll be able to see them. :-)

Until next time! Love you all!