MON - PICTOGRAPHS:
 Drawing and painting on rock walls
 with natural pigments.

TUE - PETROGLYPHS:
 Images created by chipping away
 the surface of rock walls.

WED - PIGMENT:
 Colored part of paint made from:
 minerals, plants, charcoal, etc.

THUR - BINDER:
 Holds material in paint together:
 blood, urine, egg yoke, etc.

FRI - VEHICLE:
 Liquid that allows paint to flow like:
 milk, water, oil, etc.

ARTIST:  HENRI  MATISSE
TITLE: ãLADY  IN  BLUEä
DATES: b.  1869    -    d.  1954
INFO: MODERNIST  PAINTER
COUNTRY: FRANCE

MON - PRIMARY  COLORS:
 Red, Yellow and Blue are the three
 primary colors you need to create all     other colors from.

TUE - COLOR  SCHEME:
 The group of colors choosen by an artist
 to create a certain effect or mood.

WED - TRANSPARENT:
 A surface or color that you can see through.

THUR - OPAQUE:
 A surface or color that you ãcan notä
 see through.

FRI - NEUTRAL  COLORS:
 Browns, grays, and near blacks you create
 by mixing complementary colors together.
 

ARTIST:  BRIDGET  RILEY
TITLE: ãSTREAKä
DATES: b.  1941    - 
INFO: OP  ARTIST
COUNTRY: BRITISH  (England)

MON - OP  ART:
 Art created to take advantage of 
 tensions created in the eye.

TUE - CONTRAST:
 Putting two elements together that are 
 very different creates contrast.

WED -  REPETITION:
 Using the same element over and over 
 creates repetition.

THUR - PARALLEL:
 Lines that are equal distant apart
 and never touch are parallel.

FRI - RETINA:
 Light-sensitive lining at the back of the eye
 that sends messages to the brain.
 

ARTIST:  FAITH  RINGGOLD
TITLE: ãSUNFLOWERS  QUILTING BEE
    AT  ARLESä
DATES: b.  1930    -    d. 
INFO: Acrylic on fabric / Quilted
COUNTRY: USA  (African-American)

MON - NARRATIVE  ART:
 Art that tells a story.

TUE - KENTE  CLOTH:
 Brightly colored woven fabric, from Africa,
 that influences Ringgoldâs art.

WED -  HARLEM  RENAISSANCE:
 Period of rebirth of African-American
 art in the 1920âs & 1930âs

THUR - ART  HISTORY:
 Study of artists and art of the past

FRI - QUILTING:
 Sewing together layers of fabric
 as in a quilt for a bed cover.

ARTIST:  GEORGIA  OâKEEFFE
TITLE: ãRED  POPPYä
DATES: b.  1887    -    d.  1986
INFO: MODERN  PAINTER
COUNTRY: USA  (New  Mexico)

MON - CROPING:
 Letting the subject run off the edge
 of the composition

TUE - TEACHING  ART:
 ãI am guilty of having tried to teach art . . .
 . . . but I donât know what art is.ä
     Georgia  OâKeeffe   1923

WED -  REALISTIC  ART:
 The artist attempts to create an image 
 that looks like the subject.

THUR - ABSTRACT  ART:
 The artist is only working with 
 the art elements and feelings.

FRI - ART  ELEMENTS:
 Artists work with: lines, shapes,
 color, texture and form.

ARTIST:  CLAUDE  MONET
TITLE: ãWATER  LILIESä
DATES: b.  1840    -    d.  1926
INFO: IMPRESSIONIST
COUNTRY:        FRANCE

MON - IMPRESSIONIST:
 Painters trying to capture the light and
 the moment of what they saw

TUE - GIVERNY:
 Beautiful garden spot Monet created
 near Paris, France

WED -  STUDIO:
 Indoor workspace for an artist
 (North light is best)

THUR - PLEIN-AIR:
 French term for painting 
 in the open air (out doors)

FRI - SALON  DES REFUSES:
 Exhibit held by the impressionists in 1863,
 when the official academy rejected them

ARTIST:  WANG  YANI
TITLE: ãTHE  LION  IS  AWAKEä
DATES: b.  1975    - 
INFO: CHILD  PRODIGY
COUNTRY: CHINA (Li River near Guilin)

MON - PRODIGY:
 Person with exceptional abilities,
 usually in one area at an early age

TUE - BAMBOO  BRUSH:
 Handle is of bamboo,  Hair is often
 from an ox  --  used in calligraphy
 and painting

WED -  CALLIGRAPHY:
 Writing using symbols based upon pictures   rather than letters & words (beautiful writing)

THUR - RICE  PAPER:
 Very thin paper used for painting & calligraphy
 (not made from rice)

FRI - CHOP (or) SIGNATURE SEAL:
 Used to sign a painting or show ownership
 (carved by an artist)