Painting Work: A Montessori Elementary Art Album
Teach painting to children with confidence
An essential art album by Spramani Elaun, founder of Nature of Art®
- No prior painting experience needed
- Full color pictures and inspiring ideas
- Seven key painting lessons explained in detail
- Best for elementary grades
Teaching painting to children, made clear
This art album gives you clear guidance on teaching painting to children, including which paints suit which projects.
It covers the basic painting materials and tools you need, along with the key lessons and principles to start with. Seven key lessons are explained in detail, with beautiful pictures of painting lesson ideas and examples of different techniques.
It also includes artist techniques and best practices for choice, process-based, and guided instruction.
Inside Spramani’s personal painting album
Spramani shares her personal painting album, with the painting lessons she teaches most often in the elementary years.
Every lesson is pictured, with comments and detailed descriptions. These foundational lessons cover popular artist techniques and offer ideas for bringing them into common Montessori lesson concepts.
Art album features
- Printed version in spiral comb binding, or digital PDF
- Full color pictures
- Painting key lessons included
- Paint facts
- Painting techniques
- Featured artists and paint history
- Color photo examples
- Best for elementary grades
A companion to the Painting Curriculum For Children
Painting Work pairs with the Painting Curriculum For Children. It features Spramani’s key lessons for building autonomy and independent artistic expression.
It is a valuable addition to your curriculum shelf, with full color pictures and ideas you can use right away.
My promise
“After reading this art album, you will go from feeling confused about how to teach children painting, to feeling confident in your ability to understand what children need to learn, what areas you need to focus on, how to structure art activities, and what specific materials you need to teach elementary paint lessons.”
Spramani Elaun
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Your guide
“I’ve taught over 200,000 children, and I still start every lesson the same way: one step at a time.”
Spramani Elaun is a former commercial graphic designer and illustrator with 30 years in art education. She spent 10 years running her homeschool art studio, 10 years teaching art in Montessori schools, and 10 years training Montessori educators around the world.
Painting Work
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Painting Work (Printed)
$97.00
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is Painting Work?
Painting Work is a Montessori elementary art album by Spramani Elaun. It guides you in teaching painting to children, with the paints, materials, and tools to use, seven key lessons explained in detail, painting techniques, paint facts, featured artists, and full color pictures. It comes as a printed spiral comb bound album or a digital PDF.
Who is this art album for?
It is for classroom guides and homeschooling parents who teach painting to elementary children. It is best for elementary grades.
Do I need painting experience to use it?
No. No prior painting experience is needed. The album explains which paints and materials to use and pictures every lesson, so you can teach with confidence.
Is this a Montessori art album?
Yes. Spramani Elaun taught art in Montessori schools for 10 years and now trains Montessori educators around the world. The album offers ideas for bringing popular artist techniques into common Montessori lesson concepts.
How is the album different from the Painting Curriculum For Children?
The album is a companion to the Painting Curriculum For Children. It shares Spramani’s most common painting lessons with pictures, paint facts, and techniques. The curriculum holds the full set of painting lessons.
Can homeschooling parents use it?
Yes. It was written for classroom guides and homeschooling parents. Spramani Elaun homeschooled her own two children and ran a homeschool art studio for 10 years.
Which version should I choose, printed or digital?
The printed album is $97.00, in spiral comb binding with free shipping within the U.S. The digital PDF is $45.00, sent to your email within 24 hours. If you live outside the U.S., order the digital copy.
Can I get a refund?
Digital copies cannot be refunded. Please email info@spramani.com with any questions before you buy.
Who wrote this art album?
Spramani Elaun wrote it. She has 30 years in art education and is the founder of Nature of Art®. The author section below has more detail.
At a glance
Painting Work, in brief
- Product: Painting Work, A Montessori Elementary Art Album, from Nature of Art®
- Inside: seven key painting lessons, paint facts, painting techniques, featured artists and paint history, full color pictures
- Formats: Printed spiral comb binding, $97.00 with free shipping within the U.S., or digital PDF, $45.00
- Best for: elementary grades, for classroom guides and homeschooling parents
- Companion to: the Painting Curriculum For Children
- Author: Spramani Elaun, founder of Nature of Art®
- License: Single-user: one copy per customer
- Refunds: Digital copies are non-refundable.
- Contact: info@spramani.com
About the author
Spramani Elaun, founder of Nature of Art®
Spramani Elaun is an art educator, author, and art curriculum developer, and the founder of Nature of Art®. She has spent 30 years in art education: 10 years running her homeschool art studio, 10 years teaching art in Montessori schools, and 10 years training Montessori educators around the world. Before that, she was a commercial graphic designer and illustrator.
She has taught over 200,000 children, homeschooled her own two children, and has written 10 books on visual arts education. Her training includes degrees and certifications in visual communication, graphic design, fine arts, painting, multimedia, offset printing, digital media, and business marketing management.
She also created The Art Teaching Blueprint™, a Nature of Art® training for educators. The Science Art Method™ is her original work.
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