Colour & Collage

Using any colours or materials you like, complete this image of Gainsborough’s Portrait of Georgiana . You could use pattern or collage to fill the white spaces.

You might like to create a similar portrait of yourself on a separate sheet. We would love to see these. Share them with us on our Facebook page or send them to us at the email address below.

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6th July 2020

Connecting Across GenerationsChildren’s Art Week

Children’s Art Week is run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and supported in 2020 by Engage Scotland, Engage Cymru and The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust. @engagevisualart #ChildrensArtWeek #GetKidsCreating

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Create your own family treeCan you find out anything about your family history? Why not speak to older relatives about this. Do you have close friends or pets who you think of as your family?

Use drawing, collage, painting or photographs to make an image in the space below. This could be a family tree, or if you prefer, you could create a family portrait.

Digital Portrait of Lady Burlington; 2011. Michael Craig-Martin

Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire; 1785. Thomas Gainsborough

Portraits across generationsThese portraits are of women from the same family, who appear on the same family tree, several generations apart. One portrait is digital with bright colours and simple line; the other is traditional, showing detail, and painted with more life-like colours.

Talking HeadsFind a partner to look at these with (an adult, teacher or grandparent would be best).Discuss the following questions: What are the differences between the two portraits? Which do you like the most and why? What do you notice about the colours used? How would you describe the people you see here? If you were having a portrait made of yourself, which style would you choose?There are no wrong answers to these questions. They should encourage you to talk about art and form opinions.

Example of a family tree

Do you know when your home was built? Perhaps you could try to find out. Chatsworth is owned by the Cavendish family, who built their first house here in 1552. That was nearly 500 years ago!

The Cavendish family know a lot about their history. This is sometimes shown as a family tree - a visual way to show how generations of a family relate to one another. The further back you can trace your family, the larger the tree will be!