| 1. | What is the subject of the painting? |
| 2. | What aspect of the story is the artist trying to tell? |
| 3. | What kind of movement/activity can you see? |
| 4. | What might have happened just before this scene? |
| 5. | What do you think will happen next? |
| 6. | Who are the people in the print? |
| 7. | When do you think they would have lived? |
| 8. | How would you describe the location or setting? |
| 1. | What sounds would you hear if you were inside this picture? |
| 2. | What might you smell? |
| 3. | How do you think the fruit tastes? |
| 4. | How would the clothes feel? |
| 5. | If this picture made music, what kind of music would you hear? Why? |
| 1. | What art element is the artist using in this painting? |
| 2. | What kinds of shapes /lines/ textures/ etc did the artist use? |
| 3. | How would you describe the lines in the painting? Thick? Thin? Fuzzy? Curved? |
| 4. | How would you describe the different textures in the painting? |
| 5. | How did the artist show space (depth /distance) in this painting? |
| 1. | What is the first thing you notice in this picture? (focal point/emphasis) |
| 2. | Does the painting feel heavier on one side than the other? (balance) |
| 3. | How often are colors repeated? (Repetition) |
| 4. | What else can you find in the picture that is repeated? (repetition) |
| 5. | What is the path the artist has created for your eye to move through this picture? (movement/ rhythm) |
| 6. | Has the artist deliberately made something in the picture bigger? Why? (proportion) |
| 7. | What has the artist done to make this picture interesting to look at? (variety) |
| 1. | What kinds of color did the artist use? Bright/Dull? Dark/ Light? Warm/Cool? |
| 2. | How do the colors contribute to the feeling or mood of the painting? |
| 3. | If the artist had used a different color how would it have changed the painting? |
| 1. | What do you do before you have your picture taken at school? Why? |
| 2. | Why do you have your picture taken? |
| 3. | Why do you think the person in the reproduction had their picture painted? |
| 4. | What do you think the artist wants you to know about this person? |
| 5. | What do the clothes in this picture tell you about the person? Rich? Poor? |
| 6. | Is there anything in this picture that tells you what this person likes to do? |
| 7. | Is there anything in this picture that tells you how this person made a living? |
| 8. | How do you think this person feels in this picture? |
| 9. | What makes you think they feel that way? |
| 10. | How would a painting of you be different from a photograph of you? |
| 1. | If you could walk into this picture where would you start? |
| 2. | How does the landscape change as you walk? |
| 3. | Are there any people you might meet along the way? |
| 4. | What are they doing? |
| 5. | Are there any animals or birds you might see? |
| 6. | What kinds of things might you smell in this painting? |
| 7. | Is there a place near where you live that might smell the same? |
| 8. | What kind of day is it in this painting? What time of day, year? What tells you this? |
| 9. | How do you think you would feel if you were in this painting? Hungry? Cold? Tired? |
| 10. | Can you think of a place near where you live that reminds you of this painting? What one thing about that place is similar to something in this painting? |
| 1. | If you could meet the artist, what questions would you ask about this painting? |
| 2. | What would you name this picture? |
| 3. | If you could own this painting, where would you hang it? |
| 4. | Why do you think the artist painted this picture? |
| 8. | If you could change one thing about this picture what would it be? |