Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools Classes 1 to 8 by Thomas WildgruberTranslated by Matthew Barton

“Overflowing formative forces that are not made use of can become  retrograde and pale into mere reaction patterns, whereas artistically  invoked powers of creativity promote the ability to perceive, creatively  shape, and gain individual insight. The pictorial arts have their own  language for creating meaning, and for surprising and enlightening the  gaze. The structure or grammar of this language is what we here call artistic, or pictorial, resources.” — Thomas Wildgruber (from the introduction)
Painting  and drawing are key artistic expressions and play important roles in  children's physical, emotional, and spiritual development. This  comprehensive teachers' guide provides a complete artistic curriculum  for Waldorf school classes 1 to 8 (ages 6 to 14).
At each stage,  the book shows the skills that teachers can help children to develop.  Included are 280 practical exercises for teachers, and more than 800  children's drawings and paintings that serve as inspiring examples of  artistic possibilities. The curriculum moves from free to guided color  exercises and precise perspective drawing.
The exercises draw on  elements of the Waldorf curriculum at appropriate ages, incorporating  themes from fables and legends, the Old Testament, Norse mythology,  animals, Ancient Greece and botany. 
Throughout, the author draws on art theory and shows that art is truly a universal language. Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools is also suitable for adult self-education.Format:       Paperback     

ISBN:       9780863158780     

Pages:       376