Cimabue, our artist study for the term, used tempera paint to paint both on wood and on plaster to create frescoes. I will be writing a separate post which will outline the work we completed whilst studying his art. For now, I will be showing you how to make tempera at home using chalk dust……
Category: Da Vinci the Artist
Project Based Homeschooling: Mona Lisa Picture Study
Great Resources to Have on Hand Becoming Leonardo L decided to journal as she did her research and called her journal ‘Becoming Leonardo’. Her goal was to really to try to get into his head and try to understand what it was that made him tick. This was her own idea and her own journal,……
Fibonacci, Da Vinci and the Golden Ratio
Some subjects sit beautifully at the crossroads of several disciplines. Fibonacci, Da Vinci and the golden ratio are two of them. What begins as a simple mathematical sequence can lead us into medieval history, Renaissance art, geometry, biology, botany, architecture, astronomy, nature study and even some fascinating questions about whether mathematics is something we discover……
Artist Study: Da Vinci and his Horses
Over the past few days school has been replaced by horses. We have been studying, taking photos of, drawing and studying drawings of horses. We have tried (unsuccessfully) to become as obsessed with horses as Leonardo Da Vinci was. Horses just don’t float our boats with quite the same vigour that they obviously did for……
Project Based Learning: Individual Leonardo Da Vinci Projects
This term we are focusing on Leonardo Da Vinci. We spent most of last week looking through the resources and getting a feel for what each child might be drawn towards. After much to-ing and fro-ing topics have finally been agreed upon and the children have enthusiastically thrown themselves into their work. We have discussed……