How to Write About Art

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Sentence Starters to Help
artwork’s artwork’s artwork’s Try thinking of your own too…
Shape,  In this piece I have…
Form, Color
Pattern, Line
Space Texture  The materials I have used are…

Closed Repeated Fluid Bright  The technique I have used is…

Open Uniform Free Bold
Distorted Geometric Rough Primary  Through working in this way I
Flat Random Controlled Secondary have learned how to…
Organic Symmetrical Powerful Tertiary 
Deep Soft Strong Radiant  I have shown…in the style of…
Positive Irregular Geometric Dull
Negative Coarse Angular Vivid  This piece could develop further
Foreground Bold Light Contrasting
by including…
Background Uneven Delicate Deep
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Composition Bumpy Flowing Monochromatic
 The artist _____________ has
Curvaceous Rough Simple Harmonious
Elongated Smooth Thick Complementary
influenced my designs because…
Large Uneven Thin Natural
Small Spiky Horizontal Earthy  To develop this piece further I
2D Broken Broken Subtle could…
3D Furry Interrupted Pale
Fine Rounded Cool  I think using _______ worked
Flat Overlapping Warm really well because…
Grid Faint Saturated 
Luminous  I am pleased with ________ and
Strong now I want to….

*REMEMBER to check your spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Example:
I have created this piece using watercolors, colored pencil and oil pastel. I have learned how to blend the
watercolors to show different tones and use oil pastels to show the darkest tones and add texture. The piece
shows strong shapes and vivid colors. I have added colored pencils to show some areas in more detail and
focus. The artist Georgia O’Keefe has inspired my piece. In her work she uses bright, bold colors to show close
up views of her flowers with a range of dark to light tones. I aim to now further develop my piece by using
other materials. I could do this by experimenting with block prints on watercolor backgrounds or possibly try
painting onto fabric to then stich into to show more detail.
Source: GSCE ART Annotation