• The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
• Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors by Betty Edwards
• Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes
• Books by Cathy Johnson (Sketching and Drawing, Painting Watercolors, etc.)
• sketchbook
• watercolor paper
• art supplies

As a group we are going to work on drawing and painting this year.  This handicraft goes along very well with our study of nature.  Some may benefit from systematically working through one or more of the above resources on a self-designed schedule, while others may simply prefer to use one of these titles as a handy reference.  A sample schedule follows for using The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

Optionally, you could choose to work on a different or additional handicraft of your choice.  A list of possible handicrafts are: sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, calligraphy, cross-stitching, embroidery, latch hooking, plastic canvas, scrapbooking, braided rugs, rubber stamping, candlemaking, soapmaking, weaving, photography, cake decorating, floral arranging, macrame, stenciling, doll making, beadwork, and/or quilling.

You will find some book and resource suggestions for all these handicrafts on our Extra Reading/Resource List for Handicrafts as we develop it.
 

January - Preface, Introduction and Chapter 1
February - Chapter 2
March - Chapter 3
April - Chapter 4
May - Chapter 5
June - Chapter 6
July - Chapter 7
August - Chapter 8
September - Chapter 9
October - Chapter 10
November - Chapter 11
December - Chapter 12, Afterword and Postscript