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My Mona Lisa Surprise

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

My Mona Lisa Surprise

Our son’s wedding in Europe last week gave us the perfect excuse to visit some of the world’s most spectacular museums and view masterpieces up close that I'd only ever seen in books. As an Art teacher who had never experienced Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa in person, the Musee du Louvre in Paris had to be our first stop! Many people warned me that I’d be surprised when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Famous Artists, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Europe, Museums, Oil Paint, Old Masters, Painting, Portraits / Self-Portraits Tagged With: Mona Lisa, Musee du Louvre

Mona Lisa Meets the Oxford MBA Program

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

Mona Lisa meets the Oxford MBA Program

What does the Mona Lisa have to do with an MBA from Oxford University? That’s what I was wondering, too…. We recently had the chance to visit our daughter at Oxford University, where she's studying for her MBA. When we arrived, her “Entrepreneurship” elective was just getting out, and students were talking about an exercise they had done in class. When I heard “Mona Lisa”, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art History, Creativity, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Inspiration, Old Masters, Philosophy, Quotes & Stories, Seeing Like an Artist Tagged With: Mona Lisa, see like an artist

Mona Lisa – Fact or Fiction? 50 Fantastic Things to Know!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 11 Comments

Mona Lisa Montage

My students became experts on all things Mona Lisa the year we ‘adopted’ the Mona Lisa as our Art Class Mascot!  For generations, the Mona Lisa has captivated the imaginations of young and old alike. Her mysterious smile hints that there is much we don't know about this painting, and the woman in it. But there is also a lot we do know... or at least we think we know! I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art History, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Famous Artists, Lessons, Oil Paint, Old Masters, Painting, People, Portraits / Self-Portraits, Realism Tagged With: legend, masterpiece, Musee du Louvre

New! Artist Birthdays Calendar

By Cheryl Trowbridge 16 Comments

Celebrate famous artists with projects on their birthdays!

Kids love to celebrate birthdays, so what better time to introduce a new artist than on that artist's birthday? I've created a new page on my site to help you plan your artist birthday celebrations! Just click on the "Artist Birthdays" link on my menu bar for a list of birthdays by month, complete with links to lesson plans and wikipedia pages for more helpful info. (Artists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Britto, Romero, Burch, Laurel, Calder, Alexander, Carle, Eric, Cezanne, Paul, Chagall, Marc, Chihuly, Dale, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Dali, Salvadore, Delaunay, Robert & Sonia, Escher, M.C., Famous Artists, Goldsworthy, Andy, Haring, Keith, Johns, Jasper, Kahlo, Frida, Kandinsky, Wassily, Klee, Paul, Klimt, Gustave, Matisse, Henri, Miro, Joan, Mondrian, Piet, Monet, Claude, O'Keeffe, Georgia, Picasso, Pablo, Pollock, Jackson, Pompon, Francois, Posada, Jose, Remington, Frederick, Renoir, Auguste, Seurat, Georges, Seuss, Dr., Van Gogh, Vincent, Wood, Grant Tagged With: artist birthdays

“Mona! Lisa!” Attention Signal

By Cheryl Trowbridge 23 Comments

Mona Lisa Print on a White Board Tray

I'm excited to share the best classroom management technique I've tried in years.... the "Mona! Lisa!" attention signal.  I used this new technique in all my K-8 classes this week, and it was even more successful than I had hoped for! Kudos go to Tricia Fuglestad of Dryden Art Fugleblog for sharing this fantastic idea, which she learned from Scott Russell.  It's a simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: attention signal, classroom management

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