May Online Collection Activity: Flowers

A large composite image featuring many smaller images featuring animals, plants and figures
Huichol Yarn Painting, Mesoamerican; Huichol, 20th century, yarn

Look

Look closely at the Huichol Yarn Painting.

Can you find:

  • A blue flower?
  • A purple flower?
  • A yellow flower?
  • A pink flower?
  • A red flower?
  • An orange flower?

 

A portrait of an older man in glasses in front of a landscape.
Thomas Gilcrease, Charles Banks Wilson, 1958, egg tempera on board

Discuss

Artist Charles Banks Wilson painted this portrait of Thomas Gilcrease, the museum’s founder, seated in front of Gilcrease with the Osage Hills behind him. In the lower left corner, you can see some azaleas in bloom. These azaleas can be seen all over the Gilcrease grounds during springtime.

If an artist created a portrait of you, what flowers would you want to add to represent you and why? Talk with your family and friends about flowers you would choose to represent yourselves and one another.

 

Imagine

Painting of people in a market. Several figures carry or are working with flowers.
Mercado de Flores, Alfredo Zalce, 1996, oil on canvas

The painting Mercado de Flores by Alfredo Zalce shows the inside of a flower shop. Notice the many flowers and colors throughout the painting.

What do you think the flower shop would smell like?
What would it feel like to touch the flowers?
What do you think the florists are preparing the white and red flowers for?
What could happen next?

 

Create

A garden in bloom in front of an adobe house. A fountain is in the foreground.
Taos Garden- Phillips Patio, Bert Greer Phillips, 1941, oil on wood panel

Bert Geer Phillips’ Taos Garden-Phillips Patio shows a beautiful garden on the artist’s patio. What kinds and colors of flowers and plants and types do you see on his patio?

Dream up your own beautiful garden. What kinds of plants would you choose? What shapes and colors of flowers would you like to see in your garden?

Draw a picture of this dream garden using your favorite art materials.

 

 

 

 


Actividad de Colecciones en Linea de el Mes de Mayo – Flores

A large composite image featuring many smaller images featuring animals, plants and figures
Huichol Yarn Painting, Mesoamerican; Huichol, 20th century, yarn

Observar:

Mire de cerca el Cuadro de Huichol Yarn Painting.

Puedes encontrar:

¿Una flor azul?
¿Una flor violeta?
¿Una flor amarilla?
¿Una flor rosa?
¿Una flor roja?
¿Una flor de naranja?

 

Discutir

A portrait of an older man in glasses in front of a landscape.
Thomas Gilcrease, Charles Banks Wilson, 1958, egg tempera on board

El artista Charles Banks Wilson pintó este retrato de Thomas Gilcrease, el fundador del museo, sentado frente a Gilcrease con Osage Hills detrás de él. En la esquina inferior izquierda, puedes ver algunas flores azaleas. Estas azaleas se pueden ver en todo el terreno de Gilcrease durante la primavera.

Si un artista creara un retrato de usted, ¿qué flores le gustaría agregar para representarlo y por qué? Hable con su familia y amigos sobre las flores que elegirían para representarse a sí mismos y a los demás.

 

 

Imagina

Painting of people in a market. Several figures carry or are working with flowers.
Mercado de Flores, Alfredo Zalce, 1996, oil on canvas

La pintura Mercado de Flores de Alfredo Zalce muestra el interior de una florería. Observe las flores y los colores a lo largo de la pintura.

¿A qué crees que olería la floristería?
¿Qué se siente al tocar las flores?
¿Para qué crees que preparan las floristerías las flores blancas y rojas?
¿Qué podría pasar después?

 

A garden in bloom in front of an adobe house. A fountain is in the foreground.
Toas Garden- Phillips Patio, Bert Greer Phillips, 1941, oil on wood panel

Crear

Bert Geer Phillips’ Taos Garden-Phillips Patio muestra un hermoso jardín en el patio del artista. ¿Qué tipos y colores de flores y plantas ve en su patio?

Sueñe con su propio jardín hermoso. ¿Qué tipo de plantas elegirías? ¿Qué formas y colores de flores te gustaría ver en tu jardín?

Haz un dibujo de el jardín de tus sueños usando tus materiales de arte favoritos.