START WITH ART: Bouquet

This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy!

Title: Bouquet

Artist: Adolphe Monticelli

Date: 1875

Medium: Oil on wood panel

Dimensions: 69.215 x 49.2125 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• How do you think the artist’s loose brushstrokes and thick layers of paint make the bouquet look vibrant?

• Describe the colors. How do the colors make you feel? 

• What details can you find in the colors and textures that might have inspired artists like Vincent van Gogh?

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