South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: A Natural State
Learn how South Carolina artists bond with nature, using natural materials and taking inspiration from the natural world around them to make art.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Handerson Thayer
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Abbott Handerson Thayer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his naturalist themes and his paintings of women as angels and madonnas.
Starfall
Starfall: Art Gallery
This site offers paintings by famous artists with some information about each of them, followed by a language arts lesson. They include the following: Van Gogh (reflexive pronouns), Seurat (-ight), Gauguin (-ou), Chagall (opposites),...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Trees
Trees have importance culturally, economically, and historically. Get up-close and personal with the megaflora of Wisconsin.
Other
Reading Is Fundamental: Illustrators at Work Fruit
Featuring the work of Saxton Freymann, this site provides a slideshow focusing on using edible art - expressive carvings made from fruits and vegetables - to illustrate books for children.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Martin Johnson Heade
"Cattelya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds," by Martin Johnson Heade is shown and analyzed on this site. Also, a short exercise on the five senses, and a word puzzle at the end for students to try.