Monday, February 23, 2009 - In-Depth Picture Study
One blog that I really enjoy reading is One Child Policy Homeschool. I don't know if it is because she too has an only child that she is homeschooling. Maybe it is the fact that she is using the Charlote Mason method as we. Or it could be that I just find her style of writing very delightful and her ideas fun and something that appeals to me. It is probably all the of the above.
One of the things that she has done is to have her child recreate one of the paintings they study for a term. I wasn't sure if Cameron would like this or not. Drawing isn't one of his favorite things to do because he wants it to be EXACTLY right and a perfect copy. But surprisingly, he rather enjoyed making a copy.
Our artist last term was Caspar David Friedrich. I like him much better than Boticelli. Cameron chose the very first painting we studied for his recreation project: The Cross in the Mountains.
I thought he did a fabulous job. I am more concerned with him picking out certain details rather trying to make a perfect copy. Especially since this is something new we have started.
