Our World in Art: Machines.

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." Elbert Hubbard

 "We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams." H. G. Wells

"The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book." Northrop Frye

Our World in Art: Still lifes.

"Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance."

 Morgan Freeman

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." Aristotle

“But in a still life, there is no end to our looking, which has become allied with the gaze of the painter; we look in and in, to the world of things, in their ambiance of cool or warm light, in and in, as long as we can stand to look, as long as we take pleasure in looking.”  Mark Doty

Our World in Art: Outdoors.

Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me. Larry Wilcox
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Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me. Larry Wilcox
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Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me. Larry Wilcox
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Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.
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"Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me."

Our World in Art: Interior.

How about having a closer look at Mr. Kong's house? Why don't we stop for a while to ask Peter de Hooch's Dutch boy this one important question? One of our art lessons dealt with the notion of interior design. The children studied different examples of interiors, the art of organizing the interior space. In the end, they felt free to use their imagination and become interior designers that would use a palette of colors, lots of air when combing shapes and using a bit of order, and finally put a pinch of personal touch. Voila!