"The Artist" and Some Info on My New Art/Music Ebook

Portrait of a Young Woman - Johannes Vermeer

"The artist is the person who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more understandable or mysterious, or probably, in the best sense, more wonderful."
George Bellows

Just a simple thought to contemplate as we start the month of December.

Our family is pulling out more art supplies during the long autumn evenings and when the weather is too cold or wet to be outside. It is a good time to stop and take inventory of art supplies and paper stashes. I realized there still are a few items to play with that I had intended to use but have never offered to the boys. My box of acrylics is still unopened...afraid to get started. I am now putting the project on my winter break list of things to do.

Artist do make our world more interesting and we are all artists in our own way if we just give ourselves the chance.

Sorting Colors to Work on Vermeer's Color Palette

I also wanted to let you know that I am putting the finishing touches on the next art and music appreciation ebook due to come out by the end of the month featuring Vermeer and Haydn. This is going to be an awesome resource for families wishing to have a simple plan for about nine weeks study of one artist and one composer. Every time I write one of these sorts of ebooks, I get better at adding in what families are looking for in simple art and music appreciation. Keep this ebook in mind for your new year's plans.

Barb-Harmony Art Mom