Pieter Cornelius Mondrian, “Piet” for short, was a Dutch painter very interested in creating still life paintings that depicted simple flowers using bright, distinctive colors. Lifelong Learners created January carnations in a similar style to Mondrian.
Silhouettes are the image of a person, an object, or scene represented as a solid dark shape on a lighter background. They were most popular in the mid-18th century, but still have a significant place in art today. Lifelong Learners enjoyed a silhouette session with the birds!
Christmas trees have been sold since 1850. Approximately 30-35 million live Christmas trees are sold each year in the U.S. Trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are harvested for the holiday season. Masterpieces such as this one, patterned after artist, George Seurat’s pointillism technique, is just one example of Team Elliott Education’s […]
The first person to decorate a Christmas tree was reportedly the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther. According to legend, he was so moved by the beauty of the stars shining between the branches of a fir tree, he brought home an evergreen tree and decorated it with candles to share the image with his children. The […]
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