Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Show and Tell Tuesday on Wednesday

Ok, so maybe that doesn't make much sense. But hey, it's my blog. I don't have to make perfect sense all of the time, right?

Urban Kid 1's last trip to art class had her studying Monet. Considering the lovely collection of Monet's at The Art Institute, it makes sense that Chicago kids should be very familiar with him. They used Water Lillies as their example:

Urban Kid 1's take on it:


The Paintbrush is getting a write-up in Crain's Chicago Business; I'm so psyched for them!

Happy Wednesday to all!

7 comments:

Mom2legomaniacs said...

How beautiful! Great job. btw, Monet is my favorite.

Melissa

T said...

Very nice! Samantha has been learning watercolor lately.

Daisy said...

I love it! I've never been to Chicago but it sounds like a lot of fun.

Hen Jen said...

that is really lovely, just great!
Monet is my favorite painter.

Amy said...

Beautiful work! Sounds like an excellent art class.

Stephanie said...

It's a beautiful picture!
The colors of the water are so similar (and soothing), and the lilies are vibrant and beautiful!

Ruskin said...

What a fantastic painting of the water lilies. I like them better than the originals!