March - Homer

This month's featured artist is:

Winslow Homer

(pronounced HOE-mer)

1836-1901

American

In preparation for class please print Homer's work entitled Breezing Up (1876, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) and place it in a location where your child will see it often.

Click here for a printable version.

We are going to be studying color value during this class. Please choose to either bring shades of blue OR shades of gray paper as described in the supply list below. It would be best if you did not mix the two colors.

For the next class you will need:

Out of Light Gray (or light blue) construction paper

- One 9"x12" sheet

- One 4.5"x6" sheet

Out of Black (or dark blue) construction paper

- One 5"x9" sheet

- One 7"x9" sheet

Out of White construction paper

- one 6"x9" sheet

Black (or dark blue) Crayon - One per person

Glue (white or glue-stick)

Scissors - One per person

See you on March 8th at 6:30!