Artistic Pursuits, Stories of Artists and Their Art – Gr. K-3 – Book Two

This book is sure to delight young students with colorful illustrations and fine art prints. 32 lessons with projects.

It focuses on the lives of artists who left the world with a vision that has awed and inspired for generations. Lessons are based on individual artists within major periods of art from the 13th century late Gothic period to the academy artists of the 18th century.

Short fictional stories give a glimpse into each artist’s childhood experience, which may have given him the unique vision of our world by which we know him and his art. The text is relevant to the young student’s own experiences, making this an inspiring look at the period leading up to, during, and following the Renaissance.