painting

Explains the basics of trompe l'oeil--decorative painting that creates the illusion of a three dimensional effect; discussing materials, color, perspective, technique, and subject matter.

Presents color plates of sixty-eight Post-Impressionist art works from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes accompanying narrative.

Simple text and illustrations demonstrate how to paint and how to use the appropriate tools for this activity.

Ashkii, who lives on an Indian reservation with his grandparents, finds that his way of painting is in conflict with what his grandfather calls the "Navajo Way.".

Briefly surveys the life of the early American portrait painter and describes an incident in which George Washington, visiting his natural history museum, was fooled by a lifelike painting of two of Peale's sons climbing a staircase.