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Picture Study (Artist Study)

Picture study, which Charlotte Mason families also call artist study, is learning to look at great art and to truly know it. You spend a term with one artist, looking long and closely at one painting at a time and telling back what you saw, until your child carries a gallery of paintings in her mind. Kindred Thicket guides the whole lesson for you, no art background needed, with free video lessons and a printable companion booklet for each artist.

Meet the Artists

All 92 artists in the Kindred Thicket picture study collection: who each artist was, where they lived and worked, their famous works, and which have free lessons and Ambient Art Galleries.

Meet all 92 artists

N.C. Wyeth: Picture Study Companion

Rich picture study for your children. More time for the life you are building together. A ready-to-use Charlotte Mason picture study companion for N.C. Wyeth, six illustrations across twelve lessons.

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Norman Rockwell: Picture Study Companion

Rich picture study for your children. More time for the life you are building together. A ready-to-use Charlotte Mason picture study companion for Norman Rockwell, six paintings across twelve lessons.

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Edward Mitchell Bannister: Picture Study Companion

Rich picture study for your children. More time for the life you are building together. A ready-to-use Charlotte Mason picture study companion for Edward Mitchell Bannister, six paintings across twelve lessons.

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Questions families ask

What is the difference between art, picture study, and artist study?
Art lessons teach your child to make art with her own hand. Picture study, which families also call artist study, teaches your child to look at great art and truly know it: you spend time with one painting by a master, look long and closely, then tell back what you saw. Our videos are this second kind.
Do I need an art background?
No, for you or for your child. The video carries the whole lesson, and the companion booklet prepares the artist's life, the works, and the supports for a full term.