Art Through the Year with Sharon Jeffus – Lesson 8 – Perspective and Portraiture with Chalk Pastels

Posted by Sharon Jeffus | Apr 16, 2014 | Interactive Lessons | 0 |

Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, use chalk pastels to explore the concept of perspective as you draw crosses. Then, work from a master piece of art by Renoir as you learn the art of portraiture. Along the way, you’ll see paintings from the masters, like Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran, and Frederic Church.

Element of Art:
Perspective

Art Appreciation:
Renoir
Crosses
Portraits

Technique:
Perspective
Portraiture

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About The Author

Sharon Jeffus

Sharon Jeffus, homeschool mom, is the co creator of the Visual Manna teaching method and author of over twenty books on art education. Most recently, she released the Visual Manna Academy, an AP-level art instruction course.She is a graduate of John Brown University with a B.S.E. in art education grades one through twelve. She studied art at Metropolitan in Denver and sculpting at Southern Illinois University, and since 1992 has been teaching art across the country at a variety of venues including homeschool conventions and homeschool support groups, and given presentations at ACSI conventions, Wonders of Wildlife Museum, Precious Moments, Azusa Pacific College and a variety of places nationwide.