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WRITING PROMPTS

What is a portrait?  Does it have to look 'real' to be considered good?

Where do artists get their ideas from?

If you were a gallery owner, what artists would you represent?  Why?

List as many artists names as you can.

What are the characteristic of 3-dimensional art?

What are the characteristics of 2-dimensional art?

What are the elements of design?

What are the principles of design?

Find and critique a work of art that has interesting balance. 
Include title of work, year and artist name.

Identify and describe an art movement of the 20th Century?

If your artwork could speak, what would it say?

Describe your favorite color.  Where would you find this color?

Who decides what is art?

How would you describe your art to a family member?

What are the primary colors?  List them.

Draw four geometric shapes.

Name four colors that are considered "warm" colors.

Create a value scale ranging from light to dark.
 
Research two artists from the 1950's Pop Art Movement. 

Find two images and write a summary of why you picked the images.

 

USING THE INTERNET RESEARCH CAREERS IN THE ARTS
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PICK THREE THAT INTEREST YOU AND WRITE ABOUT THEM IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK

What makes something art?


Are you born an artist or is it a skill that can be taught?

If you were the subject for a painting, explain why someone would want to paint you.

Would you rather be a famous portrait artist, sculptor, potter, weaver or mural artist?

What do you want to learn about art and art history?

Why are there art museums?

When looking at a work of art ask yourself these questions......
write your responses in your sketchbook.....

DESCRIBE IT

What kinds of things do you see in this art piece?  What else do you see?What words would you use to describe this artwork?  What other words might we use?How would you describe the lines in this picture?  The shapes?  The colors?  Look at the artwork for a moment, what observations can you make about it?How would you describe artwork to a person who could not see it?

RELATE IT

What does this remind you of?What things do you recognize in this artwork?What do these two pieces of artwork have in common?What interests you most about this work of art?


ANALYZE IT

What objects seem closer to you? Further away?What can you tell me about the colors in this piece?What color is used most?What makes this piece look crowded?Is the work realistic or abstract?What question(s) would you ask the artist about this work if they were here?

INTERPRET IT

What title would you give to this work?  How did you decide on that title?What other titles could you give the work?What sounds could this work make?What do you think this work is about?  How did you come up with your idea?
EVALUATE IT
What makes this work 'good'?What is troublesome about this work?What would you do with this work if you owned it?What is worth remembering about this work of art?

How can one form be changed to another?
Does your imagination know what year it is?
What scares you?
When did you first notice that you were bad at something?  What happened then?
Do you play everyday?  How?

MORE Prompts-

Write in vivid detail about your ideal place to live or work.
Describe the feel of the floor beneath your feet, the smell in the air, all those sensory details that can make a reader feel as though they are in the room with you.

If you are just starting to write in a journal or have temporarily run out of steam, here are some ideas.

Look at a magazine and find a picture that appeals to you. Cut it out, paste it in your notebook and write about it.

Draw a word portrait of your interior landscape. Next draw a word portrait of your exterior landscape.

Invent a dream you wish you'd had. Write about it in detail, paying special attention to concrete sensory images.

Write a dream that a plant, a fish, a star, or a stone might have.

List all of the things that have happened to you only once in your entire life.

Write about an event in your life – first from your perspective and then from the perspective of someone else who was present.

Write about a person or an event that is a paradox or contradiction.

Turn a feeling – love, joy, beauty, anger or fatigue – into a character. Write a detailed description and dialog with this character.

Allow your pen to give voice to a part of your body besides your mind. Have this part write a letter to you. Write a response.

If you were to select music for a soundtrack of the day you've had, what songs would you play in the background? Why?

Invent a new myth for the beginning of the universe.

Write down everything that comes into your mind about money.

Pick the first date from the past and place that pop into your mind. Now write a journal entry as though you were reliving a former lifetime.

Write about a belief you've discarded.

Your life is a journey. From where? To where? Write a travel article about this trip.

Write an entry telling another person something that you are too afraid or reluctant to tell them.

One Minute Writing