START WITH ART: Pond in Sunlight

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: Pond in Sunlight

Artist: Arthur Dove

Date: 1935

Medium: Tempera on paper

Dimensions: 13 x 18.1 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• The title of this artwork is Pond in Sunlight. Where is the pond? What colors depict the sunlight? 

• Pretend to hold a paintbrush in your hand. In the air, draw the lines you see in the painting. How do the lines feel? 

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