Well – the official consensus is that it’s hard to paint laying down like Michelangelo did painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel!
At first…. It was fun but then… arms started to get tired! LOL 😉 
Michelangelo Biography and Works
I was surprised to see that today is National Doodling Day!
What!??
I didn’t know doodling was actually a real thing!
But it is! It’s actually an art form…
and I found directions that explain exactly what doodling is and how to do it!!
Technically, doodling is self-expression with no right or wrong way… but sometimes its nice to see ideas and patterns of how other’s have doodled.
My kiddos got ready for their lesson with a lap desk, a pencil, a piece of paper… and Youtube on the big screen!
Doodling – How to get Started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRz5ZFDO0hk
Watch someone doodle cute cartoons (no words)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNEEvy0h1WU
Handwriting Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u93rhdzyf4
How to doodle a flower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG25d6kB8mQ
Doodle PDF
We went to the Art Museum on Saturday…
 … and we all agreed that Thomas Cole’s series THE VOYAGE OF LIFE was our absolute favorite!
It was absolutely breathtaking!!
Needless to say, we wanted to know more 🙂
Who is Thomas Cole?
A short video about Cole’s series – “The voyage of life”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0tKdL0QcgQ
A video tour of Cole’s home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZo8lOznjGU
A much longer, more in-depth documentary about Cole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA2bnof3-D8
Thomas Cole was a Romantic Painter – so what does romantic mean?
Two short videos explaining the romantic movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agK-qvtb6Mc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiRWBI0JTYQ
A BBC documentary about the Romantics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scck3YCiRxgÂ
Creative drawing/writing PDF
In order to get the kids excited about art and to begin thinking in art terms I am going to do a Famous Artist Series.
Claude Monet’s – Short Biographies
Another short bio about Monet…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG-0hW6aADo
What is impressionism?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuOonogw-TM
YOU can Paint like Monet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ftb1mkN30g
PDF – creative writing
Homeschool With YouTube 