TOS Review: Artistic Pursuits
When my oldest was very young, she did not like to color. She didn’t really like to paint either. I even had difficulty encouraging her to just draw. Perhaps she is just too much like me. I’ve always wanted to be able to draw or paint. It isn’t something that comes naturally to me. I don’t know how to make my hands draw the lines that my eyes see. Because this is a weakness for me, I’ve had difficulty including art instruction in my home school. For the past few weeks, BooBear (age 16) and Turtlegirl (age 14)have had the opportunity to use Artistic Pursuits High School Book 2: Color and Composition . This book covers color and composition. It is not necessary to have completed book 1. Brenda Ellis writes the lessons directly to the student, making this an ideal program for independent study . There are 16 Units and each unit focuses on one particular topic such as hue, value of hues, neutral hues, balance, rhythm, or emphasis. Each unit consists of 4 lessons: Vocabulary