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Linda S. Cannon is The Children’s Museum Playscape artist-in-residence. She is a professional artist who creates work in pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, and oil. Linda visits The Children’s Museum twice a month to share her artwork and lead fun art projects for children ages 0-5 and their families.
Artists are dreamers. They are imaginative. Ideas come for paintings, writings, art activities at the most unexpected times. So as they come, I write them down. Every month this includes a new Arttails. ArtTails tell the ongoing stories of art puppet, Monet Mouse, and includes art activities and an art recipe; an artventure to try.
Artists are observers. They notice things. Perhaps the curve of a cat’s outline as it basks in a sunny window. The shape, texture, light, color and movement as maple leaves dance about in the wind. Look closely. What do you see?
Artists are story tellers. They communicate with you through their art. It could be the mystery in the shadows at night or the freshness and invitation found in a new day. Expressive . . .still . . . art awakens an emotion in you. What does it mean? How do you feel?
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With the Playscape team, we explore something new from the world of visual art. So far this year we are discovering art and nature. Every artist has his or her own special way of creating art, so individual works are created to take home and a community piece is enjoyed cooperatively—all with artist, Mrs. Linda, and art mouse. An ArtTails to reinforce the experience goes home with each family. What a treat, at Playscape we cook up some art in the most fun, imaginative and memorable ways. Join us and come back again and again!
You can download your own ArtTails newsletter on Linda's website.
