Advent Calendar-December 3rd-Mark Rothko

For RCK:

Match the titles to the paintings below:
Green and White on Blue
White over Red
Green Red on Orange
Yellow and Blue

Hugs, C

Advent Calendar -December 2nd-Roy Lichtenstein

C's painting:

K's painting:

R's painting:

And one for Mom and Dad:

Now click here:
http://kids.tate.org.uk/blog/?tag=roy-lichtenstein

Hugs, C.

Advent Calendar-December 1st- Andy Warhol

K's paintings:

 C's painting:

R's paintings:

And one for Granny. Do you know who it is?

Now click here:
http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/09/andy-warhol.html


To get your advent treats:
RCK:
How many cans are in the painting below:

What is the name of the woman in the screen painting below? Remember Andy Warhol liked to paint celebrities, everyday objects ...... Clue it is from a very famous painting which you all know.

The importance of commas

Boing Boing had something to make the grammarian in me (never far from the surface) laugh:

And then we head to Japan-

well Japan in San Francisco

http://www.sfjapantown.org/

Why? because we need to find Kimono's and shoes with bells.....

And Samuri swords and warriors for K:



And there will be lots of:

And for dinner do you want  to go to the restaurant where a chef plays with knives and cooks right in front of you



or do you want to order sushi from boats that float by you?

Movie to watch-The Witches by Ronald Dahl

Ronald Dahl is the best always.

Hugs, C

Winners from the Guggenheim Museum's 2010 Best Video Artists

RCK-Three video's I have chosen for you from the Guggenheim Museum:



K-No this isn't minature world. The artist has used very careful photography and film to create the illusion of a miniature world. These are real people, boats, helicopters.....



Ladybirds



Have you ever seen birds resting on a wire?

Hugs, C