Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fine Art Gallery



My daughter loves to draw. As I was going through some old things a few weeks ago I found my art history textbook from college (loved that class) and thought it would be fun to look through it with my daughter. We then created some lovely framed construction paper canvases and she got to create her own art work.



I thought she'd be inspired by Monet or maybe Van Gogh, but she actually was drawn to the modern art. I think she liked the clean simple lines.




And here's our art gallery:

Ellsworth Kelly, Red Blue Green
Frank Stella, Nunca Pas Nada
Jasper Johns, Flag
Donald Judd, Untitled

She had so much fun and told me she wanted to create more art again soon.


Posted by Amy F. P. at 4:38 AM
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13 comments:

  1. KJ@letsgoflyakiteMay 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    This is a wonderful idea.

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  2. Carla's CardsMay 17, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Great idea........start them early to love art!
    carla-writes.blogspot.com

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  3. KarimaMay 17, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Hi visiting via Tip Me Tuesday, Karima from
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    www.karimasblogs.blogspot.com

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  4. Ms DebbieMay 17, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    I love this idea!

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  5. jeanineMay 17, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Amy you are so smart! It makes me hope that I kept my art history books... I guess I'll see as I start to unpack in a few weeks.

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  6. AmyMay 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    So cute! There is a darling blog called pineapplepaintbrush.com that has amazing art projects for children. We've been inspired and trying out our own art exhibit. Thank you for the fun idea.

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  7. AsylumTanyaMay 17, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    What a fun idea. I did a lot of this kind of art when I was a teacher. I had a lot of success with cut strips of paper in various sizes when recreating Mondrian. Fun!

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  8. Bellenza Wedding BistroMay 18, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    A budding artist there! Wouldn't her art works make a great "Art Party" garland for one of her upcoming birthdays?

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  9. RedTedArtMay 18, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Beautiful and what a great way to display artwork! Looks great and really encourages children to draw!!


    Thank you so much for stopping by at Kids Get Crafty and linking!!

    Maggy

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  10. Kelli WMay 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Such a fun idea! My boys did this in Kindergarten. They learned about different artist and then tried to reproduce a piece of their art. One of my favorites is Warhol's Campbells Soup Can that my oldest son made last year:)

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  11. UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    A great way to honour their art!
    I would love if you would link this up to our Monday Playdate at http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-and-improved-playdate-link-party.html

    Cheers!
    Lori
    http://beneaththerowantree.com
    Come & Play :: Monday Playdate

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  12. Sew Can DoMay 25, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Love this idea - my kids would be all about it! Thanks for linking to Craftastic Monday:)

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  13. stephMay 26, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Thank you so much for your post! Fantastic idea!

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