CHILDREN’S TRAIL

Have fun exploring the exhibition and make some art of your own

ARTGALLERY

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above: Claude Monet Boulevard Saint-Denis, Argenteuil, in winter 1875 (detail) oil on canvas, 60.9 x 81.6 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gift of Richard Saltonstall © MFA Bostoncover: Claude Monet Port-Goulphar, Belle-Ile 1887 (detail) oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 1949

Look, draw and have fun!

Encounter a world of colour, light and texture. DiscoverMonet and his fellow Impressionists, their influences andthe people and places they painted en plein air.

Go on a journeythrough theexhibition

Discover the artof Monet and theImpressionists

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artistic career. Observe the colours hehas used and the shadows. What time ofday do you think it is?

Draw yourself going shopping in thisscene and add shop names on thebuildings and more people.

Compare this painting with Monet’s other works as you movethrough the exhibition. What do you notice about his use of colour and brush marks as he gets older and more experienced?

Step up to this street scene in Honfleur, France.

At home have a French breakfast or picnic with some of yourfriends or family. Find out what food French people eat and learnthe words in French. Bon appétit!

At home find out what Australian horse race ‘stops the nation’.What do the spectators wear? Imagine you are going to the racesand design your own special outfit.

Can you see the crowd in thebackground waiting for the raceto start? What noises would you hear if you stepped into this scene? Which horse wouldyou like to ride? Invent a namefor your horse.

Look at the colours the jockeysare wearing. Why do you thinkthey wear such bright clothesknown as ‘silks’? Which one isyour favourite? Why?

Design your own patterns and colours for this jockey’s silks and cap.

Here are horses and jockeys getting ready for a race.

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Monet liked to paint using small dabs of paint. Look at this paintingclose-up and further away. How does it change?

Where are the mother and child? What time of year do you think it is? What is the child playing with? Describe your favourite toyto someone who is with you and explain why you like it so much.

Imagine what the mother and child’s house might look like. Is it big and grand or small like a cottage? Extend the picture and draw their house behind them and more of the garden.

Here is a mother and child.

At home sketch your own family in your garden or somewhere that you love to visit and spend time together.

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Observe how Monet paints thewaves crashing on the shore andthe dramatic clouds in the sky.What type of marks has he usedto create a stormy effect?Describe how the textures of thewaves change as they get nearerto the beach.

Imagine what it would feel like to be the two people on this beach.Role-play what they might besaying to each other.

At home use ripped tissue, coloured paper and glue to make acollage of waves crashing on a beach.

Listen to the noise of the ocean on this windy beach.

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Have you ever been on a beach on a stormy or windy day? Write a poem about your experience, or this picture, starting each line with the letters of ‘windy’.

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Monet mixed and used only thecolours of the rainbow (prism); the colours of light. Recite the seven colours of the rainbow. List all of the colours you can see in this painting. Has Monet used all seven of the rainbow colours?

Compare this scene with other fields and landscapes in this room. Which one is your favourite? Why?

Invent and sketch your own landscape below.

At home experiment with mixing paint in the colours of the rainbow.Paint a picture using the new colours you create.

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at Giverny in France. Monet andthe Impressionists liked to paintoutdoors (en plein air) at differenttimes of the day so they couldobserve the effect of light on thesurface of objects.

Find this peaceful country scene.

Fly over this dramatic coastline.

Locate which Japanese print may haveinspired Monet to paint these cliffs andthe sea.

Monet loved to paint water; the ripples,the light and the colours. Observe howhe has painted the sea in Port-Goulphar.Would you like to go swimming here?Imagine how difficult it would be. Step into this painting and tell a taleabout your adventure. Write it below.

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At home find out what special equipment artists like Monet wouldneed to take with them to paint outdoors (en plein air). Gather yourown artist’s kit and paint outdoors.

Principal sponsorErnst & Young

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney11 October 2008 – 26 January 2009

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa14 February – 17 May 2009Written by Victoria Collings; designed by Karen Hancock© Public Programs Department Art Gallery of New South Wales 2008

Monet collected Japanese prints throughout his life and enjoyedlooking at their shapes and lines andhow the artists looked at the samescene at different times of the dayand year. He had a large collection in his house at Giverny.

Compare this Japanese print andMonet’s painting. List the waysMonet’s painting shows how he was influenced by Japanese art.

Imagine what Kanbara would look like at a different time of year.Add leaves or blossoms and people to this print below tocreate a hot, sunny summer scene or a cool autumn day.

Locate these two wintry pictures.

At home find out more about Monet’s Japanese-inspired garden atGiverny and the paintings he made there. Make your own JapaneseZen garden in a sand tray.

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At home discover the art of Japanese prints by looking in books orat the Gallery’s collection online. Design your own scene and draw itin black outline and colour it.

Find these things and tick them as you find them:

BirdsRed lanternsCalligraphy (beautiful writing)Seated groups of peopleRocksLadies wearing kimonos

Draw this bridge in a new setting.Is it in a city, or in the countryside?Is it the present day or long ago?

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Travel to this tranquil bridge in Japan.

At home find out where Rouen is and what the cathedral lookslike. Has Monet captured a good likeness? Paint the view from yourbedroom window at different times to create your own series.

Monet liked to paint series of works; the same subject many times. Discover the examples in the exhibition thatshow how he did this. What do you notice?

Examine how Monet has painted the light on the surface ofthe cathedral’s stone walls. What colours can you detect?

Extend the picture up and to the left and draw the top of thetower and some more buildings and clouds.

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Observe the grand façade of Rouen Cathedral.

At home discover more about the works of art made by theImpressionists in this exhibition. Which one is your favourite?

Degas was an Impressionist artist who lovedto draw and sculpt dancers. Study thesurface of the sculpture. Walk around itand view it from different angles. Can you spot any of the artist’s fingerprints?

Role-play how the dancer is standing. Could you stand like this for a long time while an artist sketches you? Time how long you can stand still.

Sketch people walking around the exhibition. Is it easy to get enough detail when they move?

Dance over to find these ballerinas.

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