Discovering Great Artists: Bright Ring Publishing
http://www.brightring.com
POB 31338 • Bellingham, WA 98228 •
Tel: 1-800-480-4278 • E-mail: info@brightring.com
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By Kyle Zook
If you haven't yet heard about Discovering Great Artists, you and your children are in for a real treat. If you've been searching for great art project ideas, then this is definitely the book you're looking for. The concept of the book is to inspire children by imitating the techniques of the world's great art masters. Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl & Kim Solga, children will discover over 80 artists and 150 different art projects.
Discovering Great Artists is one of many of the award-winning books published by Bright Ring Publishing. Discovering Great Artists is especially great for homeschooling families who are searching for good art project ideas, but any parent can utilize this book to expand their child's love for art.
Children ages 4-12 will experience and enjoy painting, sculpting, drawing, and building works of art in the styles of the great masters such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. The 150 art ideas are divided into five main chapters, introducing children to great masters from the Renaissance to the present. Chapters include: Long Long Ago (Renaissance and Post Renaissance), Sunny and Free (Impressionists and Post Impressionists), Wild and Wacky (Abstract and Surrealists), Art Today Everyway (Pop, Op, and Modern), Make It and Play It (Games and Activities Kids Can Make), and a detailed Resource Guide (Indexes, lists of artists' birthdays, and many more things kids will love).
Since the images in the book are black and white, Bright Ring Publishing has carefully compiled links to the online art galleries of every artist featured in the book. So don't fear if you can't remember exactly what Van Gogh's "Starry Night" looks like, you can see it online and print out your own copy to refer to when doing the art projects in the book. The art projects are really where Discovering Great Artists excels, since they are not only challenging, but teach children the techniques real artists have used to create their art.
Of course, Discovering Great Artists is not the only book MaryAnn Kohl has published. Bright Ring Publishing, Inc. has been publishing award-winning art activity books for children since 1985. MaryAnn is the primary author or co-author of all the books they publish, including Storybook Art, Scribble Art, Mudworks, Mudworks Bilingual Edition, Good Earth Art, Science Arts and Discovering Great Artists, books that have captured the imaginations of children, teachers and parents worldwide. MaryAnn Kohl has also written books for Gryphon House, Inc. including the titles Preschool Art, First Art, Primary Art, Cooking Art, Global Art, Math Arts, Making Make-Believe, and The Big Messy Art Book. And many of these titles have garnered her some impressive awards! Stop by MaryAnn’s website to enjoy sample art projects from all of MaryAnn’s books, and please, share these projects with your kids.
MaryAnn says it best in her own words, though: "I founded Bright Ring Publishing, Inc. in 1985 when I published my first book of independent art experiences for children, Scribble Cookies. My background began as an elementary school teacher, later a college educator and educational consultant, and now author and publisher. My interest in children's creative art comes from my years teaching kids from preschool through middle school, teaching kindergarten enrichment and college level courses, and consulting with teachers and parents throughout the world. I love everything creative with children, and art seems to be the thing I love best."
For more information about Discovering Great Artists or the other great titles published by Bright Ring Publishing, stop by their web site at http://www.brightring.com. K.Z.
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