START WITH ART: Seapiece: Off the French Coast
Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the oil painting pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!
Title: Seapiece: Off the French Coast
Artist: Richard Parkes Bonington
Date: 1823-1824
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37.7 x 52 cm
Start with Art Questions:
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Look at the way the artist painted the waves and the sky. How do the brushstrokes and colors make the sea look rough or calm?
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Notice the ships. How do you think the artist used perspective to place the ships in the painting?
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Imagine you’re on one of the boats in the painting. How do the colors and movement of the water make you feel about being out at sea?
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