CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer
Nice biography of the American Naturalist painter, Winslow Homer, known for his paintings, "The Croquet Game" and "Home,Sweet Home."
PBS
Pbs: Murals (A Lesson Plan About Local History, Culture, and Events)
A lesson for exploring the history of mural art and the visual symbolism portrayed in murals, with instructions for leading students through the design and creation of a mural that reflects or symbolizes local history, culture, and events.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: King Gimp Revisited
Site from NPR includes an interview, video clips and links about expressionist artist, Dan Keplinger. This artist has overcome his disability to create fine art that expresses himself.
Other
Silicon Valley Art Museum: All About Me: Self Portrait Lesson
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "All about Me: Self-Portrait Lesson", which guides students through the creation of their own self-portrait with a little bit of art history mixed in.
Other
De Young Museum: Analyze California Art Objects (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . .)
This pdf file is a multi-discipline analysis of the painting "View of Donner Pass", which guides one through the process of asking questions about an artwork in order to understand it's historic relevance.
Other
Pilgrim Hall Museum: History Paintings
This website from the Pilgrim Hall Museum contains a collection of various history paintings depicting the pilgrims. Each image is annotated with a brief summary of what event the painting is depicting and general information about the...
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: Leonardo Da Vinci Selected Notes on Painting
This website provides information about the selected notes by Leonardo da Vinci on artistic style. Mentions colors, tone, sculpture, drawing, shadows, perspective, etc.
Other
History, Definitions,& Techniques of Oil Painting
Artist Ron Sanders presents a comprehensive look at oil colors and painting techniques prior to the 20th century. Explanation of mediums, grounds, supports, pigments, techniques and much more. Quotes from and about master artists and...
Other
Tfao: Appleton Museum of Art
A brief, yet informative, overview of Lee-Smith's work accompanied by two painting images.
Other
Cyber Spain
Discover the fascinating works of one of the world's greatest painters. Picasso's works have been admired and displayed throughout the world.
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: Imaginary Exhibition: Louis La Caze Collection
Site that describes and depicts paintings from the renown Louis La Caze Collection at the Louvre Museum.
Other
The Paintings From Boscotrecase
A art history article on a series of wall paintings belonging to the "Third Style" found in a villa near Pompeii that may have belonged to the daughter of Augustus. There are five sections, the section entitled "The Painter in Roman Art"...
Tour Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Francisco Amighetti ( Engraver, Painter )
This page is part of the Web of InfoCostaRica. The page gives the biography of Francisco Amighetti, a famous Costa Rican Engraver and Painter. It also includes a photo of one of his paintings.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer
A great Web Gallery of Art site for information on Vermeer's painting "The Love Letter." Click the links for a picture of the painting, notes about the painting, and a study of what Vermeer was trying to accomplish through the painting.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Uccello, Paolo
This resource contains several links to works by Paolo Uccello. By clicking on the links, the works can be accessed along with a biography on Uccello himself.
Emory University
Emory University: Sargent's Painting "Gassed"
Emory University provides a description and image of Sargent's painting "Gassed." Provides an artistic depiction of World War I.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma Exhibit: Chuck Close
A brief introduction to the work of photorealist painter Chuck Close. Includes visual examples of his work, including the recognizable "Big Self-Portrait".
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed:why Vermeer's "Girl With the Pearl Earring" Considered a Masterpiece
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, "When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." As difficult as turbulence is to understand...
Other
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art: Monet's Water Lilies
Website for a 2011 gallery exhibit of a Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet.
Other
Watercolor Painting Special Emphasis in Reference Photos
This resource provides tips on how to create emphasis on foreground, middleground and background in a watercolor painting from original reference photographs.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University: Special Birds
This site from the Arizona State University provides a lesson plan for art or science teachers to introduce the physical parts of a bird, using the artwork of James Audubon. Students create their own artwork using the techniques they...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Season Mandala
In this lesson, Have You Seen Trees?, a book written by Joanne Oppenheim, and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, a book written by Gail Gibbons, are used as mentor texts. As a post-reading activity, students will record facts about the...