Rules
Students receive clear principles to fill their “artist toolbox” with ideas they can draw from throughout all of their art studies.
About & Teaching Philosophy
Classical Art Education in Service of Catholic Education
Fruit of the Arts was founded as a means to provide courses in classical art education in service of Catholic education. After searching for a classical art program on the primary level that aligned with a Catholic worldview—and one that focused on clearly stating rules that would help our own children grow in their drawing—Fruit of the Arts was formed.
As the standards in education have dropped in Western civilization, so have the standards in art and culture. Our approach is intended to work in unison with the seven classical liberal arts in order to build a solid foundation for learning and instill a love for truth, beauty, and goodness.
Teaching Philosophy
Art Taught in Union with the 7 Classical Liberal Arts
Students are taught using classical principles and clear rules, learning to “see rightly” and appreciate beauty. The goal is not merely a finished craft, but a trained eye and an ordered imagination based in truth.
Our Method
Elements
The elements of art are not taught in isolation, but are learned as students begin to think carefully about what they see.
Observation
Before students put pencil to paper, they learn to see what is truly in front of them.
Logic
Students reason through what they visualize. They learn the laws set in place in the natural world that lead to the image.
Beauty
With art in service of Catholic truth, this course of study aims to help students identify and appreciate beauty.
Practice
Like the fruit of the grapevine, studio art grows through small, faithful repetitions over time. Similar to learning an instrument, a language, or a sport, students can progress slowly and steadily through lessons toward mastery of their goal.