To earn the American Artist badge, our summer readers chose an American artist, selected one of their works for inspiration, and created something beautiful! It is your turn to get inspired from the work of New Canaan artists:
- Mackenzie was inspired by the collection at the Costume Institute
- Ned was inspired by Jackson Pollock
- Connor was inspired by Jackson Pollock
- Lia was inspired by ‘Alpha Pi’ by Morris Louis
- Solomon was inspired by ‘American flag’ a la Jasper Johns
- Elsa was inspired by the shapes and patterns of Ellsworth Kelly.
- Gaia was inspired by Salvatore Ferragamo
- Ella was inspired by Winslow Homer’s Northeaster
- Billy was inspired by Jackson Pollock
- Dean was inspired by the celestial globe with clockwork created by Gerhard Emmoser
- Jameson was inspired by Allen Crenshaw
- Dahlia was inspired by George O’keeffe’s pink and blue #2
- Matt was inspired by Morris Louis