START WITH ART: Whalers

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the JMW Turner 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: Whalers

Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner

Date: 1845

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 91.8 x 122.6 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• Can you describe the mood or atmosphere in the painting, and how does it make you feel?

• The painting shows a dangerous and dramatic moment at sea with whalers hunting a whale. What details in the painting help convey the intensity and danger of the whaling process?

• Imagine you are one of the sailors in the painting. What challenges and emotions do you think you might be experiencing during this whale hunt? 

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