How to Study the Fine Arts

A companion blog to MM #30, Homemaker Culture; An Artful Life

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Inspired by our Deep Dive into Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I am continuing a series of short episodes to give you ideas for pursing Homemaker Culture, that is, filling your own soul with experiences that promote awe, wonder and an appreciation for beauty in the world around you.

 We’ve already discussed Cultivating a Creative Life and a Cultivating a Nature- Saturated Life. In This episode we will discuss cultivating an artful life.

In This Episode

• Why Study the Arts?

• How to Study the Arts; A Practical Approach to Art, Music & Poetry Study

• A Biblical for An Artful Life

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Mentioned in the Episode

• Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists by Mike Venezia

• Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers by Mike Venezia

• Philippians 4:8

• RC Sproul, "The Christian and Art," April 28, 2009, Ligonier.org

AoH Homemaker Culture Guide to Studying the Arts

Art, Music & Poetry Study for All-2.pdf

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Where to Start? Artists, Composers & Poets to Explore

Artists:

• DaVinci

• Rembrant

• Michaelangelo

• Monet

• Cassatt

Composers:

• Beethoven

• Mozart

• Bach

• Handel

• Chopin

Poets:

• Milton

• Wordsworth

• Burns

• Dickinson

• Whitman

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