tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post4713820366555422233..comments2023-04-04T04:00:07.027-07:00Comments on All Things Bright and Beautiful: John Constable - Wivenhoe Park, Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture Op.21, Elizabeth Barrett Browning - LovePattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16880912530094417878noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-45776719117277906752015-01-03T13:13:55.536-08:002015-01-03T13:13:55.536-08:00Dear Erin: Thanks for taking time to comment.... ...Dear Erin: Thanks for taking time to comment.... Do you have a favorite work by John Constable? It would be fun to feature a reader favorite.... What medium do you paint in? I've mostly worked in watercolors and chalk pastels, but I have a daughter who has tried acrylic and now is working in oils and I'm hoping to try an oil painting one of these days soon....Artists' clouds look so simple but I have found that it's not nearly as easy as it looks to get them on paper or canvas!! Blessings, Patti Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880912530094417878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-47489450049966898982015-01-03T13:07:28.499-08:002015-01-03T13:07:28.499-08:00Dear Nancy - Already in reading her poetry I am fi...Dear Nancy - Already in reading her poetry I am finding tremendous blessing. She thought and felt deeply and made powerful statements about life through her poetry! I'm looking forward to reading the recommended biography about her life... Thank you for bringing this wonderful poet to my attention through your blog! PattiPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880912530094417878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-19802548172214900882015-01-03T09:11:54.839-08:002015-01-03T09:11:54.839-08:00Patti, John Constable is probably my favourite art...Patti, John Constable is probably my favourite artist from that time.....I only wish I could paint clouds half as well as he did. Thanks for the links - I found some works I hadn't seen before!Erin D - The Usual Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026405952306031361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-17543002852946396962015-01-03T07:37:21.808-08:002015-01-03T07:37:21.808-08:00Dear Patti,
Your blog is a charming resource! Do ...Dear Patti,<br />Your blog is a charming resource! Do let me know how your study of EBB goes. Our lives were definitely enriched by her. <br /><br />May this new year bring you abundant blessings!<br />NancyNancy Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574031101073589680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-53205957809148879022015-01-02T11:20:30.973-08:002015-01-02T11:20:30.973-08:00Thanks Patti! I did read the welcome, and I am ju...Thanks Patti! I did read the welcome, and I am just so very pleased to have found this site. I posted a link to your site on the Thomas Jefferson Education Facebook page too (which has over 5,000 members), so hopefully others will be able to benefit from this fantastic resource as well. <br /><br />My children loved the painting from this week (I am going to print one each week on glossy paper and put them on the wall), and the Midsummer Night's Dream was timely as we just watched a movie adaptation of the play a few weeks ago. <br /><br />I was looking through your archives and happy to see Copeland featured recently (as he is one of my favorite composers), and the paintings by Ivan Aivasovsky are superb! <br /><br />Thanks again!Sarah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348347054374584427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-6484624913918120782015-01-02T08:50:52.662-08:002015-01-02T08:50:52.662-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880912530094417878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-90107427931127987592015-01-02T08:50:23.994-08:002015-01-02T08:50:23.994-08:00Welcome, Sarah! Have you clicked into the "w...Welcome, Sarah! Have you clicked into the "welcome" from the top of the blog yet? It links to an article that explains more in depth about using this blog. Also, if at any time an artist, composer or poet isn't to your liking or seems too advanced for the ages of your children there are lots of past posts to enjoy - many of my favorites have already been covered so I'm delving into new territory now, but the old ones are wonderful! Young children might especially enjoy Peter and the Wolf (as it is a story), or The Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens, and if you have time you might browse through the artists seeing what appeals to you. I've featured some fun children's poets like Christina Rosetti, and William Blake. You can either just browse through or use the search button. I used to stagger the introduction of new artist, composer, and poet rather than introduce them all at once for the term but each was featured for at least four weeks. Hope that's not confusing as you look back.... Blessings as you disciple your precious children and I hope you find some useful posts on this blog. PattiPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880912530094417878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739342454243146125.post-80470073341025819662015-01-02T06:08:45.383-08:002015-01-02T06:08:45.383-08:00I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog! I l...I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog! I love Charlotte Mason's philosophy, but have never yet found an easy way to incorporate art and music into our homeschool on a regular basis. Your blog looks like a perfect resource, and comes at the perfect time when I am just planning out what our next semester will look like. I look forward to seeing your posts and sharing them with my two children (ages 4 and 7). Thank you!Sarah Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348347054374584427noreply@blogger.com