I wasn’t allowed any captures of the newest exhibit at the Georgetown Art Center, but I’m going to tell you about it, anyway. The new exhibit is called “Road Trippin‘” and is enjoyable to view and family friendly. My young artists and I enjoyed all of the travel themed art, […]
Art Books for Display and Reference
A Giraffe and Some Elephants
Have you seen this tiny giraffe baby teether from France? She is quite famous across the pond. Baby K. got his very own little “Sophie la girafe” yesterday–ooh-lala. We enjoyed watching the video of how Sophie is made, and watching K. try to eat her hooves off. Speaking of giraffes, I […]
Pencil Drawing after Fragonard
Here’s my drawing practice project I’ve been working on these last two weeks. I use this book a lot when I’m looking for something to draw. It’s a thorough art history with lots of interesting information about the art and artists. It does contain all of the classic and contemporary nudes you […]
Our Favorite Snowflake Book
This is another book we have on display during the winter season–The Snowflake, Winter’s Secret Beauty, text by Kenneth Libbrecht, photography by Patricia Rasmussen. It’s an incredibly comprehensive book on snowflakes and the pictures are spectacular! Like most of my art books, I primarily bought this for the images, but it certainly […]
Millais: Portraits
I think it’s high time I beefed up my “Art Book” category on this blog. I’ve had one solitary book in this category for the past 8 months! I’m going to divide my collection into two categories: art books for children and art books for display and reference. The first book I would like […]