The ARTistic Pursuits art curriculum is a comprehensive art program including art appreciation and history study, instruction in making art, and assignments that involve students in the creative process while developing observation skills. Books on drawing, painting, and sculpture for children from Preschool to High School are fun and easy to use. ARTistic Pursuits provides a simple way to give children a quality art education that will prepare them to meet creative challenges in their future endeavors. From the start, we've had one simple goal; to develop experiences in the visual arts that allow children to create original works of art. We believe that this happens when children learn the process of working from direct observation of source materials, which allows them to choose the subjects that matter to them. Husband and wife team, Daniel and Brenda Ellis developed the widely popular ARTistic Pursuits program starting with a drawing book for high schoolers in 1999. Public interest in a teaching method that did not rely on copying-the-adult-model was high and people asked for other grades. During the next 15 years Daniel and Brenda taught students of all ages in both public and private schools and libraries, along with homeschooling their own children. The projects for their books were tested in these settings before being released as ARTistic Pursuits books. Brenda studied childhood development in the visual arts and made sure that the lessons fit the ages being taught. She does not believe in a one-size-fits-all solution for art education. What developed was the first homeschool art program to introduce the elements of art and composition in a formal way; as well as the first program to introduce the creative process into a teaching method. These foundational concepts were key to the growth of the company, now reaching beyond several hundred thousand users, and established ARTistic Pursuits as a staple in homeschool art instruction. Simple to use, parents choose the first book that correlates to their child's grade level. Every book includes video instruction that shows children how to use the art materials or demonstrates a key technique in drawing, painting, or sculpture. Text lessons include art history, where students see how artists create art using key ideas and principles of art. Text lessons teach about the elements and principles of art. Your child will gain the artistic skills they desire. They will learn how to look at famous artists works, understand the role of art through history, practice the principles of art in creative ways, and produce artworks in drawing, painting, and sculpture that show their unique interests, ideas, and experiences. This curriculum is perfect for the parent who wants to give their child of any age an art education, even if they do not make art themselves. Video lessons guide the child. Artistic Pursuits suits the parent that adheres to a Classical and a Charlotte Mason nature style of study. It meets the needs of parents desiring that older students (4th grade and up) work independently. We encourage parents of young students to engage in the learning portion of the lesson, and then let those students work independently while making their own unique art creations. We teach children to make new observations about their world and expect them to draw in a style that lines up with the stages of artistic development. A child's work will look like a child's, however they will be adding to this knowledge through each new lesson! This style of instruction, which involves drawing from direct observation of the things children see in their own world, may not fit the expectations of parents that want a line-by-line how-to-draw type of lesson, where each movement is replicated. It will not be a good fit for a parent that expects the young child to draw in the manner of an adult. With ARTistic Pursuits, you won't have to wonder if you've covered the right topics. We present lessons at age level to give your children learning opportunities that fit their needs as growing artists and expand their visual experiences. As you relax and rely on the text to teach art, your child will develop observation skills that are vital to becoming proficient in the arts, learn creative thinking skills, produce amazing artworks that are uniquely their own, not a copy-by-following example, but one-of-a-kind creations! As your child applies the concepts presented in each lesson of these award winning books, your child is learning how to see and make art, fully engaged, and participating in the mindset of an artist!
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