What do you see?  Do you see an old lady or a young lady?  Of course, the answer is both.  It’s an illusion. Which one did you see first and did you see both?

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock was a famous Abstract Expressionist in the 1950's.   What method do you think he used to paint?  Do you consider this great art or a bunch of srcibble, scrabble?  Please explain why?

Salvador Dali was a famous Spanish Surrealist artist. He painted The Persistence of Memory with melting clocks.  Can you guess what he painted in the center of the painting?  The answer might really surprise you.  What do you think Salvador Dali thought his mustache channeled?

Grand Wood painted American Gothic in 1930.  It depicts life in Iowa during the Great Depression.  Many artists since have parodied his work.  For example, the Big Mac from McDonald's in the bottom artwork.  Can you guess in real life who the two people where who modeled for American Gothic?  How did Grant Wood know them?

Mona Lisa WHAT????

We all know and love the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci, but can you tell what the upside down Mona Lisa is made out of?  Please comment.  I will post the answers later.

Edvard Munch, The Scream

What do you think  Edvard Munch was feeling when he painted The Scream?  What do you feel when you view The Scream?

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo had a pet monkey, therefore, her pet monkey often showed up in her artwork.  If you had a chance to have any animal as a pet and paint it in your self-portrait, what animal would it be?