I like this for art study at home. ( )

Featuring a famous work by each of 22 different artists, this book is a fantastic resource for summer reading, art-themed projects! The artists include van Gogh, Monet, Degas and others, including an unknown African mask artist. Featured styles include paintings, collage art, woodblock prints, sculptures, masks and more. Each work of art is featured in a photo and accompanied by a description of the piece, biographical information on the artist, technical information about the piece, and a great project to do in the artist's style using simple items like cotton balls, plastic forks, etc. I will be using this book a LOT! ( )

The Usborne Art Treasury is a very well made book that offers valuable advice to emulate the techniques that made some of the great works of art so stunning. Each project centers around a work of art and gives a description of the artist, the work, and then offers a project that will allow the budding artist to try and capture the sky like Van Gogh, or the sea like Hokusai. The artists discussed are not put on pedestals and often enough research has been done to offer stories of each artist as a child. Each work is given a full page or more and the design of the book is very inviting.