START WITH ART: November

Good morning, friends! Each day, we embark on a delightful journey through the world of art, uncovering the stories and emotions behind masterpieces from history. Today, we have a beautiful artwork for you to explore—just take a peek below!

Once you’ve had a moment to appreciate it, we invite you to engage the young minds in your life with some thought-provoking questions (listed below in this post). You’ll be amazed at how starting the day with art can spark creativity and inspire critical thinking. Let’s dive in together and see where our imaginations take us!

Title: November

Artist: Jervis McEntee

Date: Not dated

Medium: Oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 30.3 x 25.1 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• How do the muted colors and soft brushstrokes in this painting help create a feeling of late autumn, when the trees have lost most of their leaves?

• What do you notice about the way the artist painted the landscape? How does the scene make you feel about the quiet and stillness of November?

• If you could step into this painting, what would you hear or feel in the cool November air?

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