To my valued customers- I am attempting to keep the Harmony Fine Arts store open while we figure out how to create a new website. Please read the important information below if you wish to order in the meantime. I know many families are starting to plan their summer and autumn homeschool activities and they wish to continue using Harmony Fine Arts. We are doing our best to keep things running in a smooth and efficient manner. As a big thank you to all of my returning and new customers, I am cutting the prices of Harmony Fine Arts plans. You will need to email me directly and I will create a Pa ..read more

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As part of our blog shut down, this will be the last Sketch Tuesday slideshow until further notice. Please read yesterday’s blog entry for more details: Harmony Fine Arts Blog Shutdown It pains me to say that this is the last Sketch Tuesday slideshow. This activity has been a beloved part of my family’s week for many, many years. There have been so many families participating from all over the world and each sketch has been valued here on this blog and in the slideshow. I can’t say for certain that I will ever be able to host this weekly activity again but my wish is that you will keep on ske ..read more

Please read this important announcement. It has become necessary for me to close down the blog part of  the Harmony Fine Arts website. I have previously shared about our website getting hacked and it has happened again this week. We are going to completely revamp the website and for now this means taking the blog down and keeping the Harmony Fine Arts store open on a limited basis. The timing cannot be worse for me and my family. We are in the middle of taking care of aging parents and that doesn’t leave much room for working on websites but we will do our best to get things cleaned up quickly ..read more

Thank you for sending in your sketches. I do appreciate your wonderful imaginations and your interpretations of the Letter M assignment. I hope you have fun with this week’s topic! This week’s assignment is due Monday, February 24, 2020. Sketch your favorite herb or spice, fresh or in the bottle. Here is a link to the last assignment: Sketch something that starts with the Letter M. All sketchers are welcome and there is no need to sign up. Send in your sketches in jpg format and mail them to: sketchtuesday@yahoo.com by Monday, February 24, 2020 for sketches and I will include them in Tu ..read more

This week’s slideshow is so much fun! Thank you to all of the sketchers for sharing your artwork. This week’s assignment is due Monday, February 3, 2020. Sketch something you find on a tropical island. Here is a link to the last assignment: Sketch something that smells good! All sketchers are welcome and there is no need to sign up. Send in your sketches in jpg format and mail them to: sketchtuesday@yahoo.com by Monday, February 3, 2020 for sketches and I will include them in Tuesday’s slideshow. Complete instructions are found by clicking the Sketch Tuesday tab at the top of my blog. Th ..read more

Many of you may not be aware that on my YouTube channel you can watch and listen to playlists created to use along with my Harmony Fine Arts plans. What kinds of videos are included in the playlists? Practical art tutorials Artist biographies, often with slideshows of their artwork Composer selections Note: Every grade’s playlist is created to supplement the lesson plans in Harmony Fine Arts. But, you can use them as a supplement to any art and history plans you use with your family. You can view the sample and materials list for each grade by clicking the link above. Have you looked into th ..read more

Thank you to all of you who sent me such nice encouraging emails! My husband and I had a wonderful week in the sunshine and now we are back at our snowy landscape in Central Oregon. It went by too fast! This week’s assignment is due Monday, January 27, 2020. Sketch something that has a pleasant smell. Here is a link to the last assignment: Sketch something you charge up. All sketchers are welcome and there is no need to sign up. Send in your sketches in jpg format and mail them to: sketchtuesday@yahoo.com by Monday, January 27, 2020 for sketches and I will include them in Tuesday’s slide ..read more

I found this awesome activity from 2010 sitting in my archives, just begging to see the light of day again. So here it comes to your email box this morning as a reminder to pull out your watercolors and have a little fun creating a beautiful painting for your wall. Here’s a link to the original activity and instructions: Watercolor Painting Collage. If you really get into water coloring this week, you may wish to take a look at this one too: Paul Klee Fish – Watercolor and Crayon activity In addition, I wanted to share a free watercolor lesson plan set. I created it to go along with my Harmon ..read more