How artists view

Looks at how various artists have depicted families in their work, and discusses some of the techniques they use to capture the human face and form. Includes activities.

Describes the various ways artists depict homes in their works, presenting examples by such artists as Peter Paul Rubens and Henri Matisse, introducing styles such as trompe l'oeil, and discussing such elements as shape, perspective, and mood, and includes related projects.

Presents an illustrated children's book that examines how artists depict weather in art and includes paintings by Renoir and Monet, shapes and patterns by Franz Marc, seascapes by Martin Johnson Heade and Caspar David Friedrich, and prehistoric cave drawings.

Describes the many ways that artists show animals in their art and includes examples of line drawings and cave paintings, sculpter and silhouettes, lithographs, and ceramic art.