Artists have been painting, drawing, and sculpting animals ever since! Some artists have painted animals realistically (like you would see in a photo).  ​

Some artists paint abstract animals with lots of colors and in mixed-up ways! ​

How will you make animal art?

Claude Monet (MO-NAY) (1840-1926) is one of the world’s most famous artists and he is the most famous for his paintings of waterlilies! ​

Monet lived and painted in a beautiful country house in France with gorgeous gardens. In those gardens he would paint the same scene again and again to see how it changed with the seasons and the light!​

Below you will find many activities to help you make art like Monet!
Pick at least one activity to complete this week.

• Frogs love hanging out in ponds like Monet had! Try your hand at folding an origami frog! You will need a square piece of thin paper (like printer paper). If you want a frog that is a different color, try coloring or adding designs to your paper ahead of time! Origami is tricky so this may take some practice! Origami Frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rht7y5kooJQ Origami Snapper Puppet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybKPN9vNlHc
• Monet did most of his paintings outside! This is called “en plein air” in French. Bring some paper and art supplies (or even a tablet if you want to do a digital drawing) and draw or paint what you see!  Try to fill the whole paper! See if you can do the whole drawing while outside! What is tricky about working en plein air?  What is something you like about working outside?