For Budding Artists - Start with the Basics
March is Youth Art Month! Think you have an inner artist? Read some of these books and find out!
Art for All: What Is Public Art? by Laura Hensley
J 701 HEN
Art in Action 2: Introducing Children to the World of Art with 24 Creative Projects inspired by 12 Masterpieces by Maja Pitamic
J 707 PIT
Art Up Close: From Ancient to Modern by Clarie d'Harcourt
J 709 DHA
A Book About Color by Mark Gonyea
E 701 GON
Cave Paintings to Picasso: The Inside Scoop on 50 Art Masterpieces by Henry Sayre
J 709 SAY
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse by Marjorie Blain Parker
JB MAT
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
E 738.092 HIL
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate
E 759.13 TAT
Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! by Jonah Winter
E 709.2 WIN
Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer by Robert Byrd
JB LEO
Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull
J 709 KRU
Look! Look! Look! at Sculpture by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
E 730 WAL
M Is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet by David Domeniconi
J 700 DOM
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art by J. H. Shapiro
E 709.2 SHA
Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities by Carol Sabbeth
J 759.05 SAB
My Art Book by DK Publishing
J 741.5 MY
The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
E 738.092 AND
Sandy's Circus: A Story about Alexander Calder by Tanya Lee Stone
E 730.92 STO
Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters edited by Bob Raczka
J 700 SPE
The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt
J 741.6 WAT
Van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities by Carol Sabbeth
J 709.03 SAB

