Judy

Dear Art Conversation Visitors,

Here is a new interactive from National Gallery of Art Kids (NGAKids).
Still Life (requires Shockwave)
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm

Create interactive compositions that mirror the paintings of the old masters. This Art Zone activity is suitable for all ages. Young children can explore spatial arrangement, perspective, proportion, and balance while creating engaging, interactive still life compositions that mix everyday objects with elements borrowed from famous works of art. More advanced artists will enjoy creating complex arrangements, and then switching to the painting mode to add and manipulate textured 'brush strokes" that give their art a more abstract, painterly quality.

A slide show (requires Flash) features photographs of real still life paintings and related art objects in the Gallery's collection that inspired this interactive program.

Use the COMPOSER to arrange your still life, then switch to PAINTER to add interesting textures.

More from NGAKids Art zone:
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/index.htm

Enjoy,

Judy Decker