Art Friday: Stained Glass and Monet-Inspired Irises

We often have an art project scheduled for the curriculum on Friday.  The past two Fridays were no exception.

Two Fridays ago, we watched the section on Medieval Art on the Christian Heritage Art Program Level 6 DVD.  It was an interesting segment which centered around Bl. James Griesinger of Ulm (1407 - 1491).  He spent much of his early life in the military.  Not finding his true calling as a soldier, he eventually became a lay Dominican and developed great skill in painting and making stained glass windows.  After discerning his vocation, he spent almost 50 years plying his artistic trade.

The art project associated with the segment was a stained glass work done on paper.  At the end, oil was used to give it the translucent quality.  Here is LG's very nice piece.

In honor of Monet's birthday which was earlier this month on November 14th, LG worked on an Art project related to his painting of irises.  The project involved making freehand drawings of the irises and using pastels to color the drawings. More information about the project can be found on this website which has great ideas for art projects. The lesson was expanded as LG learned about all of the varieties of iris colors and the use of complementary colors.

I often join in the art projects as they are quite fun. LG's is the one with the blue flowers. I think that she did a great job.