Art Middlekauff and Mariana Mastracchio discuss the fascinating origin, history,  development, and relevance of the motto “I am, I can, I ought, I will.”

Ask Art #5 — The Motto

Charlotte Mason Poetry is dedicated to promoting Charlotte Mason’s living ideas. We strive to share an authentic interpretation of Mason’s life work through a combination of original and vintage articles by a wide variety of authors. Our team draws from and transcribes many rare and wonderful documents from the PNEU many of which cannot be found anywhere else on the web.

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The first appointed lecturer of the National Gallery, S.C. Kaines Smith, explores this question with wit and humor—all while holding the child in high esteem.

Can Appreciation of Art Be Taught?

Rose Amy Pennethorne shares the history of picture study in this vintage article from 1952. Read by Katherine Dlugolonski.

Art Studies

Mary Gillies takes us through picture study across all the forms in this vintage article from 1931. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Picture Study, by Mary Gillies

Madeline Lambert explains the principles and practices of picture study in this vintage article from 1919. Read by Haley Struecker.

Picture Study, by Madeline Lambert

PNEU members share how they incorporated Charlotte Mason’s ideas in their Sunday schools in this set of vintage 1926 articles. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

Ask Art #5 — The Motto

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