Have a look at these portraits and paintings and describe them using some of the expressions we went over in class. MoMA offers a glossary of art terms we can use to elaborate on them too.
Some fashionable artists to be found here and here. You could write something along these lines: 'The painter has used soft colours and, although it is hard to make out the texture, it looks as though it has been painted with long brush strokes. The portrait conveys a certain feeling of unease which could partly be due to the presence of the animal as well as the intensity of the woman's gaze'.
Also, how about having a go at guessing which picture is a fake?
Some fashionable artists to be found here and here. You could write something along these lines: 'The painter has used soft colours and, although it is hard to make out the texture, it looks as though it has been painted with long brush strokes. The portrait conveys a certain feeling of unease which could partly be due to the presence of the animal as well as the intensity of the woman's gaze'.
Also, how about having a go at guessing which picture is a fake?
