Anyone Can Teach Art | from Ridge Light Ranch
Help for the Homeschool Art Teacher!
Whether you accepted the title reluctantly or you're excited to take it on, being an art teacher can feel overwhelming. What should you teach and how should you teach it? Where will you find the supplies and the time to plan it all?
Don't worry, you're in the right place. Welcome to the “Anyone Can Teach Art” podcast from Ridge Light Ranch. I am confident that, no matter what your background is, YOU can teach art!
I’m Julie Abels, an artist and art curriculum creator. I’m also a homeschool mom and student of the classical model of education.
My mission is to help you be the amazing art teacher you are, so that you can have confidence in your students’ education. In this podcast you’ll receive help with the details and the big picture as my guests and I discuss where to buy supplies, scripts for explaining hard concepts to students, how I write my lesson plans, the Elements of Art, Classical education, and what it means to live a creative life.
Thank you for letting me help you through your journey teach art to your students.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2020
47 - Tips for a Successful Museum Visit
As summer is approaching and you're planning your vacations, we hope you'll include a visit to a few art museums! Join us today as we discuss the benefits of visiting museums with your kids and how t…
46- Classroom Management and Art
Welcome to Season 3 of the Anyone Can Teach Art podcast!! This week we're talking about classroom management. We're focusing on the art classroom but, of course, most of this applies to any classroom…
45- The Best of Renaissance Artists
This 'best-of' episode is a sample of about 10 minutes of each of our six episodes about Renaissance Artists (Episodes #36-41).
-For full show notes visit: https://ridgelightranch.com/bestof-renaissa…
44- The Best of our Ancient Art Series
This episode is the Best of our 6 part series on Ancient Art (episodes 28-33).
-For full show notes visit: https://ridgelightranch.com/bestof-ancient-art-podcast-44/
-Please note: Starting in April, …
43- Best Of 'The Classical Model and Art' Series
Episodes #23-27 were about how to use the Classical Model to teach art. We're summarizing them for you in this 'best-of' episode as a great refresher or an excellent introduction to the Classical Mod…
42- Drawing Drills- How to Improve Drawing Skills
If we're always determined to create a masterpiece with every sketch, we miss out on some of the best ways to improve our drawing skills. The best way to get better at anything is through deliberate,…
41- Why Study El Greco, The Confident, Transitional Painter?
It's time for the El Greco episode. Just like how Giotto came before the Renaissance and helped to get it started, El Greco came at the end of the Renaissance and shows us the transition away from th…
40- Why Study Michelangelo, the Cranky Artist
Michelangelo was an amazingly talented painter, architect, and poet, but his favorite art form was sculpting. He was probably the most talented sculptor who ever lived, perhaps even the most talented…
39- Why Study Albrecht Dürer, Renaissance Trendsetter?
You can find the full show notes here: https://ridgelightranch.com/albrecht-durer-podcast-39/
Albrecht Durer was known as the “Leonardo da Vinci of Germany,” but he was a Renaissance trendsetter in…
38- Why Study Fra Angelico?
We can see the Gothic-to-Renaissance progression over the years in Fra Angelico's works of art and have rich conversations about the underlying philosophies and worldviews that influenced art at this…
37- Why Study Ghiberti, Creator of the Gates of Paradise?
Lorenzo Ghiberti was a famous early Renaissance artist, best known for his three dimensional bronzed reliefs on the doors of the Florentine Baptistry. By learning about his work, we get to learn abou…
36- Why Study Giotto, the Father of the Renaissance
Studying Giotto is a great way to usher in your study of the Renaissance period because he's the Father of the Renaissance in Florentine art.
We chat about Giotto's life, the hallmarks of Renaissance…
35- Four More Secrets to Adding Depth to your Art (part 2)
In this 2nd half of our discussion on the 7 Methods of Perspective, we're talking about: Shadows, Angle of Lines, Degree of Detail, and Color! These skills are a little less intuitive so they're espe…
34- How to Easily Add Depth to Drawings, Part 1
This is the first half of our discussion of the 7 Methods of Perspective. In these two episodes, we chat about all the ways to add depth to your drawings. In this episode we discuss: Overlap, Size, a…
33- Illuminated Manuscripts
We're going back to the Book of Kells and other illuminated manuscripts (as promised in episode 31 about Ancient Celtic Abstract Art)! In this episode we answer the questions:
- When and where were Il…
32- Greek and Roman Architecture
Its time for our conversation about Greek and Roman architecture! Join us as we answer the questions:
- What other cultures influenced Greek and Roman architecture?
- How has Greek and Roman architectur…
31- Abstract Celtic Art
Celtic Art has such a unique look to it that most people can easily identify at Celtic, whether it's from the earlier pre-Christian eras or the later Celtic-Christian times. In this style we see a lo…
30- Archaic Greek Art, Linking Ancient to Modern Art
In this episode we're chatting about Greek art, but specifically art from the Archaic period (about 800-500 BC).
It's an interesting period that leads to the Golden Age of Greece and the Roman empire…
29- Egyptian Art- Variety and Consistency
What makes Egyptian art so instantly recognizable? Why did the Egyptians draw and paint in this way? What kind and contributions did the Egyptian culture make to architecture?
Today we chat about all…
28- Exploring Prehistoric Art
Prehistoric art, like Cave paintings and rock art, are windows into cultures before written history. In addition to the obvious historical integrations, there are so many great Prehistoric Art scie…