Monday, May 25, 2009

Second and Third Graders Paint Dutch Doorways

                         Ada working on her doorway painting

                        Veda and Clare working on their paintings 

An introduction to the Dutch master Jan Vermeer  linked to classroom studies of the early settlers in New York. Noticing that Vermeer often viewed his subjects through a window or doorway and working with accuracy and detail, the students created doorways and scenes beyond or within them. Using watercolors and Sharpies they painted compositions that were careful in execution and often fanciful in inspiration. 

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