Bestowing The Brush

Latest Episodes:

Brush Drawing by Miss K. Loveday (Parents' Review Article) Dec 17, 2020

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Why, why, WHY do we do brush drawing for our drawing lessons? Miss K. Loveday has the answer in this episode and I couldn't agree more...Not only does she present the motivating ideas for why we draw in the first place, but she helps us with very technical matters, too. Listen in to learn about the specifics of the brush, seeing broadly, perfecting our touch, and many other things!

Give my course as a gift this Christmas!

Here are great stocking stuffers to boot: brush drawing supplies & charcoal supplies

DM me on Instagram to ask about the technical drawing visuals from this episode: @bestowingthebrush

Have a Merry Christmas, and I'll talk to you again in a few weeks!

Technology and Art with The Modern Homeschooler Dec 10, 2020

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Molly the Modern Homeschooler and I talk about how technology hinders or helps us in pursuing art education, slowing down for artistic development in a fast-paced world, the problem of internet comparison, and being comfortable with not knowing an "end game" for this subject of study. It's a great episode, tune in!

We also found 1,954 analogies for how learning to draw is just like other subjects. Buckle up.

Find Molly on Instagram: @themodernhomeschooler

and on her website: The Modern Homeschooler

Brushwork by Mrs. Henry Perrin II (Parents' Review Article) Nov 26, 2020

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More on Brushwork from Mrs. H. Perrin of the Parents' Review, AKA Brush Drawing. If you need to know the intricacies of exactly how to practice this skill, you've tuned into the right podcast. Drawing lessons can be a breeze for your Charlotte Mason homeschool after you listen to the ideas in this paper. Enjoy!

My Brush Club Newsletter

My awesome drawing resources.

My video course: Brush, Chalk & Charcoal: Foundations in Drawing

Follow and talk to me on Instagram, I love hearing from you @bestowingthebrush!

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Reclaiming Your Creativity with Jane Boutwell Nov 19, 2020

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Do you ever feel like somewhere along the way, you said goodbye to making art? Do you want to reclaim your creativity? Listen to this episode to hear Jane Boutwell and I talk about the inner critic and those pesky little lies we believe that hinder our creative expression. Whether you express yourself through music, writing, painting, or any other medium, this episode will give you fresh wind in your sails!

Find Jane on IG: @janeboutwellstudio , @growingcreativefellowship

Growing Creative Fellowship

Get your free "Start Sketchbooking Guide" here!

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Brush Drawing by Mrs. H. Perrin I, (Parents' Review Article) Nov 11, 2020

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Why in the world did Charlotte Mason discourage the use of a black-lead pencil in drawing lessons??? Mrs. H. Perrin tells us the secret...

Also in this episode are some great drawing prompts that you and your children can work starting today! They're so simple, and there's no doubt you'll feel motivated to try these after Mrs. Perrin teaches us how to do it. If you try them, I'd love to see them on Instagram with the hashtag #btbdrawingprompt. Or mention me @bestowingthebrush if you'd rather put them in your Stories.

Also mentioned in this episode are all the free resources for you to learn how to draw on my website and YouTube channel. I also talk about how these very concepts from this article are gone over in my video course:

Brush, Chalk, & Charcoal: Foundations in Drawing

33 high-quality videos that take you from "I don't know how to hold a paint brush" to "Now I feel confident with seeing my subjects and brush drawing them from life!"

Find so many free resources for drawing instruction here!

Heads, Hands & Hearts with Meghann Dibrell Oct 25, 2020

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What does working with your hands have to do with character? Meghann Dibrell of Rooted Childhood and I talk about this topic in today's episode! Handicrafts, drawing, and painting all involve hand skill, so I thought we'd talk about how training these habits in our children can bear good fruit for a lifetime.

Visit Meghann on Instagram @rootedchildhood

And check out her great handicraft, song, poetry, & picture book resources at:

https://rootedchildhood.com/

If you need a drawing course for your homeschool check out:

http://bestowingthebrush.com/

How do you and your kids work with your hands? Let me know over at @bestowingthebrush. I love to chat with you there!

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Architecture of the Soul Oct 01, 2020

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Want to listen to this nerdy paper I wrote about Ruskin and Collingwood? Listen in to hear about art and building one thing upon another truly!

Riverbend Press, The Fesole Club Papers:

https://www.riverbendpress.com/shop-books/fesole-club-papers-collingwood

My course, the prerequisite to this material:

http://bestowingthebrush.com/courses

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Perfectionism vs. Praise with Elizabeth Michel Sep 24, 2020

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Perfectionism. If you or your children struggle with this condition, then listen in! You have hope. Elizabeth and I talk about how we overcome it in our lives and how you can, too!

The Peacock’s Praise by Elizabeth Michel for PRESALE right now:
https://gumroad.com/l/PBJF

Find her on Instagram: @pleinairfinds

Have you checked out my drawing course yet? Brush, Chalk, & Charcoal: Foundations in Drawing. Find out more about this fantastic homeschool art lesson resource here: http://bestowingthebrush.com/courses

Here's many more resources for your home school drawing lessons: http://bestowingthebrush.com/resources

Join my newsletter here: http://bestowingthebrush.com/

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Early Drawing Lessons (Parents' Review Article) Sep 16, 2020

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Let’s read a Parents' Review article together! This one is by Lucy Gore about how to teach drawing to the littlest of students. Hint hint: They are people, too, and you have so much freedom with lessons! Listen in to hear about the art of seeing, brush drawing and what even is an indiarubberless drawing!? This lesson is Charlotte Mason approved.

My video course, “Brush, Chalk & Charcoal: Foundations in Drawing”

http://bestowingthebrush.com/courses

My Resource Page (books, articles, art supplies, scope & sequence)

http://bestowingthebrush.com/resources

My YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/bestowingthebrush

Balloons Lesson! Doodling with Dallas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-ZOcOWZac

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Art as Tool, Not Talent with Maria Coryell-Martin Sep 09, 2020

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Maria Coryell-Martin of Art Toolkit challenges us to view art as a tool versus a talent. To use sketching as a means of scientific inquiry, communication, and connection to the world. Listen to hear us talk about her wild glacial painting adventures, about how to sneak up on walruses, and how some of her most remarkable mentors have impacted her thoughts and processes of making expeditionary art!

Listen to this episode to get a special coupon code to https://art-toolkit.com/ for purchasing your own set of media for expeditions of any size or nature.

E P I S O D E L I N K S :

Check out Maria's personal website at: https://expeditionaryart.com/

Use your special listener coupon code BESTOW15 at https://art-toolkit.com/ to get yourself an amazing tiny watercolor palette or other miniature field sketching supplies for on-the-go observation!

Kristin Laidre Greenland trip: http://imagingthearctic.org/ <<-- her scientific collab post-school

Tony Foster: https://www.tony-foster.co.uk/ <<-- large scale watercolors en plein air

Aki Kurose: https://historylink.org/File/9339 <<-- her first grade teacher “A creative person is never bored.”

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