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Martha
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Okay, picture dirt broke (we're buying a much bigger house!)
Our 3rd son (age 9)is, I think anyhow, very artisticly inclined. It is his passion. He has never had formal lessons, but pretty much anything he sees, he can draw to very easily be recognizable. Usually far more than just easy to know what it is, details and realistic. Or as realistic as one can be with whatever medium he has chosen. 
I wanted the art easel that Sam's had during the holidays, but it didn't happen and now they don't carry it.
What would you do to encourage this passion and talent? And to develope it? We have Seton's Art series and a few Draw Write Nows, but that's it. Dh and I are both completely incompetent in this area. 
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Maybe get some adult books about how to draw, like college texts? And you could go online to the major Art museums and galleries and let him browse around to see what interests him and let him try to copy or maybe he'll just be inspired by something ....
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Do you know a local artist that will barter lessons for some skill of yours?
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we have drawing books and such...
he likes the Sister Wendy DVDs...
he doesn't seem to have a problem with inspiration
he isn't asking for anything
I would just like to nurture this, kwim?
Molly -
Bless you! No, I have no skills that I can barter.
He likes the FIAR art lessons, so I thought Art Through Children's Literature might be good. Any thoughts on that?
I saw Meet the Masters programs. WOW Those look amazing and, unfortunately, amazingly expensive. 
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Martha you might be surprised at the skills we all have that people need and value. ie cooking, cleaning, babysitting, typing, sewing, think about it, I'm certain you are more talented andgifted than you realize.
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I think I might concentrate on supplying inexpensive art supplies; colored pencils, chalk or pastels and LOTS of inexpensive paper come to mind as examples of less costly art materials. I would steer clear of expensive sets and how-to-paint or how-to-draw kits when you have a child who is already gifted and inspired. We are in a similar boat, also not having a lot of extra funds to spare, but I just ordered some acrylic paints along with clearance colored pencils and sketch books from www.dickblick.com which are going to be gifts for Easter. Most gifts in our household tend to be dual-purpose; serving both as entertainment and homeschooling supplies!
We tend to get a LOT of art books and all kinds of picture books about art and artists from the library (including library interloan). You might find the Meet the Masters series, or something comparable, through the library! We save hundreds of dollars yearly by relying heavily on the library for extra resources we could never afford!
All our boys like to draw and paint, but one son in particular seems quite gifted. I like to strew things around the house that will help fuel and inspire artistic interests! I keep colored pencils and markers in pots on our dining area windowsill and large amounts of paper nearby...we usually rely on simple computer/copy paper for most artwork and scrap paper for "doodling". Bolt ends of newsprint from your local newspaper are a wonderful (often free) source of larger art paper! We are still working our way through a BIG stack of postersize paper that someone was throwing away at my husband's job...he rescued the precious gift, before any damage was done, and we've been reaping the benefits of someone else's trash for months now....our boys love to use that paper to draw murals of LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia characters!
I'm always consoled by the fact that many artists were truly "starving artists" and had to scrounge for basic supplies to create their art...We've been reading a lot about Monet lately and he seemed to regularly fall into poor financial straits! A children's book about Giotto mentioned that he started out drawing pictures on rocks, using a smaller rock, while he tended his flocks! Such tidbits of information help me feel less guilty when we cannot afford vast quantities of good quality art supplies! If God supplies the talent, He can also supply sufficient means to employ the gifts he has instilled in our children and in all of us!!!
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I second the library! Ours has quite a variety of art videos. My 8yods has gotten interested in art. Finances are tight, here, too, so I am a regular at our local library. I am amazed at what can be found, especially through the interlibrary loans.
Also, our local pbs station has a show called "The Best of the Joy of Painting" with Bob Ross. The boys really enjoy watching him and have learned some neat things.
We also do the "free" monthly projects through Teach Art at Home.
I hope this helps some!
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Stacy in MI
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Are you near a local college? Maybe they offer lessons in different mediums?
What about a local craft store and classes?
Parks and rec?
a local cartoonist?
Mark Kistler?
Just some ideas....
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Our family is really enjoying Artistic Pursuits. There are many levels but we are using the first one (for kindergarten through third grade) and all of us, including the adults are learning a ton. The books are certainly an investment at $40 or so a piece but ours will be used by everyone in the family over many years.
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