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See The Light May/June Special and Giveaway

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See The Light May/June Special and Giveaway

Be sure to check out this great See The Light May/June special and giveaway!  My children all enjoy the Art Classes, Art Projects and the Bible Story and Art Lesson Dvd’s.  It has made learning how to draw and learning more about the artists from the Project Dvd’s so much more fun.  I know you will enjoy See The Light Art curriculum as much as we do!

Now on to the See The Light May and June special and giveaway!

God's Runaway makes a FUN summer project!

GOD’S RUNAWAY DELUXE GIFT SET is on special during the month of May and June!

In God’s Runaway the children will engage and learn how God told his prophet Jonah to go to Nineveh, but Jonah was determined to disobey … The shocking consequence got Jonah’s attention! This always exciting story is artfully brought to life, and demonstrates God’s love and mercy to Jonah, to the people of Nineveh, and to each one of us.

Included:

  • DVD w/ 268 minutes of content
  • black light
  • fluorescent pencils,
  • fluorescent chalkuary

The regular price: $29.99.

During the months of May and June Special, you can purchase God’s Runaway $25.00 + FREE SHIPPING in the USA.

Coupon Code to use: STL

See the Light wants (1) family to have their very own God’s Runaway Deluxe Gift Set. We will be picking a random winner on May 24th at 12a. All entries will be verified.

 

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY.

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See The Light is giving away a complete Art Class – 1 Year Set!!!

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See The Light is giving away a complete Art Class – 1 Year Set!!!

(disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links.  If you purchase a product through the link, I will receive a small portion. All money earned helps to by curriculum and books for our homeschooling journey.)

I know I have shared here before how much our family loves See The Light Art curriculum. We will be using See The Light this year, continuing on with Volumes 5-9. My oldest daughter will be working through several of the Art Projects DVD’s. I will be sharing with you the lessons as they finish them.

So why am I sharing this with you? To start the school year off right, See The Light is having an amazing giveaway! I am so excited to be a part of it. Check below for all of the details!

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See The Light is super excited to announce that they are giving away (1) Art Class – 1 Year set, Volumes 1-9 to one fabulous family.  See The Light has never given away an entire set before, but Autumn is approaching and they wanted to celebrate the magnificent season of change.

What a creative God we serve, huh?

This months special is 10% off the Art Class – 1 Year (Volumes 1-9).

Use Coupon Code: SEPTEMBER

Offer is good thru September 30, 2013. This would make a wonderful Christmas present for the whole family.

Now for the Giveaway!

See the Light will be giving away (1) Art Class – 1 Year set, Volumes 1-9 to one family. We will be picking a random winner September 15 at 11:59p. Winner will be contacted via email and must respond within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

All entries will be verified.

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Legal Disclosure: No purchase necessary to win. Void where prohibited. Valid only in the United States. Must be at least 18 years of age to enter. Winner will be selected by Rafflecopter and will be notified within 48 hours of the contest’s close. Facebook is not affiliated with this giveaway and the act of liking a Facebook page is not required to win.

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Creating A Masterpiece ~ review and giveaway!!

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Creating A Masterpiece ~ review and giveaway!!

 

**UPDATE: Congrats to Rebecca Tice winning the Level 1 Art DVD!!

Sharon Hofer, a professional artist, noticed a need  when her art classes at Hidden Acres Art School‘s waiting list kept growing and growing.  She had parents asking her how they could help their children in art, while waiting for a space to open up in a class.  By this growing need, she started Creating a Masterpiece.  Creating A Masterpiece is a DVD art curriculum for kids of all ages.  She teaches them in realism and impressionistic styles.  What I love most though, is that Sharon first goal is to help others create art that glorifies God.  I don’t think you could ask for anything better than that.

Lessons in Pencil: Sunflower and Lessons in Pencil/Charcoal: Stork.

The first DVD that we received to review was the Level 1 Lessons in Pencil: Sunflower.  In this lesson, Sharon teaches about the basic lines that you will draw with, straight and curved.  She also shares how to draw with texture as well as the importance of shading.  The materials that you use are the basic drawing materials.  You will need a #2 pencil, a #6b pencil, drawing paper, a stiff bristled brush and and a tortillon (a roll of paper used to blend).  The art DVD is divided into 7 chapters with her going over the different steps until you get the final picture that you are looking for.

Sarah’s final Sunflower picture.

The next DVD that we reviewed was the Lessons in Pencil and Charcoal: Stork.  This is a Level 3 DVD. In this lesson, Sharon takes you through the steps of sketching and then shading the stork with charcoal.  She also teaches you the different values in the bird, as well as how to blend with a kneaded eraser. The materials needed for this project are: a stick of charcoal, a #2b pencil, a kneading eraser and paper.  Sharon has divided this lesson up into 4 chapters.  By the time this lesson is over, you will have a beautiful picture of a stork.

Sarah’s final Stork picture.

As you saw, we did a Level 1 and a Level 3  lesson.  Creating a Masterpiece has 5 different levels, teaching is these different mediums; pencil, charcoal, acrylic, ink, pastels, Copper tooling, sculpture, silk painting and water colors. The lessons, are well laid out and she explains everything in detail to where you can understand and follow along without any trouble.  The materials that are needed you can find at your local art store.

Our overall experience with Creating a Masterpiece was very nice.  We enjoyed the lessons a lot.  Sharon has a wonderful way of explaining in detail, that the kids can understand and enjoy.  You can tell that she truly has a love of art and enjoys teaching it to others.

Creating a Masterpiece  has just added a coupon that you can get the same discount for a year’s curriculum (6 DVD’s) but allows you to choose which 6 DVD’s that you want.  All you have to do is enter the discount code “setof6”.

Creating a Masterpiece has also offered to give away to one of my readers a DVD.  I have chosen the Level 1 DVD “Sunflower“.  All you have to do is enter the correct information into the rafflecopter widget below!  I will choose a winner on April 5th.
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disclaimer: This was a compensated review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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See The Light Van Gogh and Sunflowers Project ~ Review and giveaway!

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See The Light Van Gogh and Sunflowers Project ~ Review and giveaway!


Back in January our family went to see the Van Gogh Exhibition at the Denver Art Museum and loved it. So when I was asked by See The Light if I would review the Van Gogh Sunflowers project, I excitedly said yes!   While I knew that the project dvd by See The light might be a little difficult for my younger two kids (it is recommended for ages 10+), I knew my oldest daughter could do it.   When the dvd arrived, I don’t know who was more excited, me or my daughter!

Sarah tracing out her design

The Sunflowers dvd is divided into 4 lessons.  Each lesson is about 25 minutes long.  The first lesson, Pat Knepley begins talking about Vincent Van Gogh and a little bit of his life and how be began drawing and painting.   Van Gogh had a troubled life, but Pat explained about his life in such a way, that truly just shared about his talent and gift of drawing and painting.

Sarah working on the vase.

She began the picture, by doing a basic composition or drawing lightly the outline of what the picture would be.  Once she did that, they began the task of filling in with color in the short stroke technique that Van Gogh used in some of his paintings.  This was just a basic color to get the outline of the vase, flowers and leaves.

Sarah listening and watch the dvd while filling in some lines.

Once she finished that, she then started adding in more colors to fill the picture out and blending in the colors together.

Sarah working on the leaves.

My daughter truly had a wonderful time with this DVD.  Van Gogh is one of her favorite artists and it just helped her to understand Van Gogh a little more, by attempting  a technique that he used.  When I first suggested her doing this DVD, she didn’t think she could do it.  My daughter is very talented with a pencil and paper, but she has never tried any other art medium like this before.

working on blending in the colors.

Once she started, Pat Kenpley gave my daughter the confidence that she needed to where now, she is looking forward to trying different mediums out.  I also love how in every lesson, Pat brings out her bible and reads scripture from it.  There is always a bible lesson in every art lesson that See The Light does.  I, for one, am very thankful for a company standing firm on the word of God.

Listening to final instructions on the dvd.

I asked my daughter what her thoughts were on the Van Gogh Project and this is what she said:

“What I really enjoyed about the Van Gogh project was the techniques given in the DVD. They were clearly explained, and I understood how to execute the techniques to finish the sunflowers.The information on Van Gogh’s life was also well explained, and I definitely want to look more into his life as a painter. Honestly, I had never used oil pastels before, and I now I prefer to use them over other mediums. The lessons really helped expand my artistic abilities, and I look forward to learning more!”

 

Sarah’s final picture of her interpretation of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting.

As you can tell, my daughter finished and I think did an amazing job.  I am truly proud of her and can’t wait to see the other See The Light Project DVD’s that she does.  We have already ordered 4 more and I do plan on blogging about those as well.  My daughter’s goal is to attend an Art College and we plan on using some of these finished pictures as part of her portfolio.

See The Light has an amazing deal for you all, until March 24th.  You can get the Ultimate Crossmaker Set for only $25.00 (regularly $34.99).  This includes free shipping in the US.   The set includes The Crossmaker DVD, CD of music and audio stories, Black Light with batteries, Fluorescent Chalk and Fluorescent pencils.  Just enter the discount code word, “CROSS”  into the box when you go to check out and hit APPLY!

Now on to some great news!  See The Light art curriculum, has graciously offered to give one of my readers an Ultimate Crossmaker Set!   All you have to do is just leave me a comment, telling me what Easter means to you!  This giveaway will end March 17th, 2013.

**Update** Congrats to Vicki Arnold for being chosen the winner of the Ultimate Crossmaker Set from See The Light!

**Disclosure Policy: I was given this DVD to review, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.  This post contains affiliate links.

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Van Gogh Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum ~ field trip

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Van Gogh Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum ~ field trip

My kids and I had the opportunity of a lifetime this past week.  We went to the Denver Art Museum to see the Van Gogh Exhibit.   It was absolutely amazing.  Just seeing the masterpieces that this man painted and sketched, was truly an experience.  Vincent Van Gogh didn’t start painting until he was 27 and what he was able to accomplish in those 10 short years with his paintings and drawings, before he took his own life at the age of 37, was truly amazing.

post card of a Van Gogh painting, museum brochure and a book by Sandra Forty called Van Gogh

When we first arrived at the Denver Art Museum, we met up with our homeschool group.  We were then lead to the Van Gogh Exhibit area, where we were all handed a headset so we could listen to the audio tour.  Above certain paintings were numbers that coincided with the history or story of how that painting came about.  The tour talked of how Van Gogh got started in painting and how at different times, different artists inspired him.   They told a little about his life, how close he was to his brother Theo and how Van Gogh felt a connection to the poorer folks and people who worked a lot with their hands.

It is so hard to put into words what I felt, as I listened about his life and the connection he had with certain people and how he portrayed his feelings and thoughts on paper and canvas.  While he did have happy times, Van Gogh also lived a troubled life.  He was in and out of a mental hospital and fought depression often.   I wish I could have taken pictures of some of the paintings, but photography was not allowed.  If you ever get a chance to attend an exhibit like this, I highly recommend it.

After we left the Van Gogh Exhibit, we went to a section with paintings by Charles Partridge Adams.  He was from Colorado and painted landscapes of Colorado during the last 1800’s and early 1900’s.  His paintings were gorgeous.  He really captured the colors of the different seasons.

Charles Partridge Adams~Denver Art Museum.

My pictures aren’t all that great because I was taking them with my phone.  All I can say is that they are truly amazing and if you are ever in the Denver area, you definitely need to go to the Denver Art Museum to see them.  The Rocky Mountain Majesty exhibit will be on display until September 8th, 2013.  I am definitely planning a trip back, before this exhibit leaves the museum.

Charles Partridge Adams~Denver Art Museum.

The last section we made it to before a couple of the kids got to feeling bad was the American Indian Art Exhibit.

American Indian Art Exhibit~Denver Art Museum

Again, no words to describe the beautiful artwork, bead work, baskets, pottery, textiles that were on display in this area.

American Indian Art Exhibit~Denver Art Museum

I loved how it talked about how they lived, what they wore and how they survived.

American Indian Art Exhibit~Denver Art Museum

What hit me the hardest though, was the two pictures below.  It is two pictures of The Great Smoky Mountains with Indians walking along the bottom of both pictures.  They represent the Indians being led down what was eventually known as the Trail of Tears.  This was when the government forced the Indians to leave, to go live on the reservations in the West.  Because of that exile, so many lives were lost.

American Indian Art Exhibit~Denver Art Museum

We didn’t even get to see half of this collection before we had to leave.

I love history and the stories it tells.  You can learn so much from history, if you will view it with an open heart and mind.  Let’s just face it, some history, you don’t want to repeat itself.

Do you love to read about history?  What is your favorite time period in history?

 

 

 

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