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About the Author
Kerrian Neu is a teacher and an award-winning graphic designer and author. She was raised by an award-winning, professional fine artist mother and an award-winning, professional technical illustrator and sculpture father, both of whom were also teachers. Kerrian has authored and illustrated two children’s books based on “Ben the Bee” a 12 year old bee who likes to solve mysteries in his town of Beely. She also has published “Visual Art for the Elementary Classroom”, Class Town – Creative Journal Prompts” and “Picture Book Writing and Creation”. Kerrian recently completed her masters of art in teaching and is working to pass on her love of the visual arts and creativity. She lives in the North Lake Tahoe area and spends her free time in her garden and enjoying the outdoor activities of the region.
Composed of over 60 lessons, this book covers a broad range of visual art creation. Students learn about and use the tools needed to produce works of art in various styles and techniques. They prepare portfolios of their best works and learn how to analyze and reflect on works of art. The lessons are grouped into ten areas of study, beginning with color theory. After lessons on mixing the color wheel, complements and tints, tones and shades, lessons proceed to the study of the elements and principles of art. The exploration of drawing techniques follows. Most of the two- and three-dimensional areas integrate art history with art creation. Eleven movements of art and 27 artists and their work are introduced and discussed. There are 22 types of art media included as well. Each area contains objectives, overviews, lessons, suggested supplies needed, media used, artist information, other support materials needed and grading rubrics. California visual art standards are addressed in each area and are listed by area in the appendix of the book. Supplemental color materials are available at www.svisualart.com for online viewing or free download, completing all that is needed to teach the lessons. www.sVisualArt.com www.sVisualArt.com
Ayesha –
what did I pay for…?!?!?!
I would like some kind of refund…now.This book is not in colour and I didn’t see anywhere that it supposed to be in black & white..it’s an art book costing over £10.00!!!!!!!What on earth is this utter nonsense!!!I needed this as my school doesn’t have internet and don’t allow staff to use internet or phones in class. This was important. I’m glad the book has worksheets but I’m not happy about the black and white I need a partial refund as it’s a COMPLETE RIP OFF TO charge this much for an art book…WITH NO COLOUR what did I pay for…
JD –
Good but not for veteran art teachers
It has some good ideas but does not offer much for the veteran art teacher
Amazon Customer –
Excellent Book
Excellent lesson plans that can be modified for any grade level. Colorful photos, user friendly. I recommend this art book.
Maria –
One of the things I like about this book is that I’m free to make …
One of the things I like about this book is that I’m free to make photo-copies. It’s not extremely detailed, but nice and simple.
Avid Reader –
Awesome Resource
Visual Art for the Secondary grades is by far the best text I have come across for my art classes. I struggled for a few years until stumbling (fortunately) on this book. It is concise, yet filled with web resources that provide a solid high school art curriculum. Gone are all the long, boring pages of art history that have little to do with the practical aspects of art. I recommend this to all other art teachers looking for a fresh and new art approach for their students.