Color Theory
American Artists
Famous paintings
Art Vocabulary
100
These primary colors make up all other colors
What is red, yellow and blue.
100
Louisiana artist known for painting Blue Dogs.
Who is George Rodrigue?
100
A painting of simple man and wife standing in front of a farm house. The man holds a pitch fork.
What is the American Gothic.
100
The line that separates the sky and the land.
What is the horizon line?
200
This color sits opposite of green on the color wheel.
What is a red.
200
Famous Pop artist known for his comic book paintings.
Who is Roy Lichtenstein.
200
These colorful paintings feature a legendary character from Louisianna folk tales.
What is Blue Dog.
200
The area in a painting that is up close to the viewer.
What is the fore-ground.
300
Orange, Purple and Green
What are secondary colors
300
This artist is known for splattering paint onto the canvas.
Who is Jackson Pollack.
300
Norman Rockwell painting a picture of himself, painting a picture of himself and looking in the mirror.
What is the triple self portrait.
400
Colors that appear opposite of each other on the color wheel are called this.
What are complementary colors.
400
A female artist who lived a very long life and didn't start painting until she was 70.
Who is Grandma Moses.
400
This painting of a women, half smiling, sitting very still, arms folded appears to stare at you anywhere in the room.
What is the Mona Lisa
500
The term used to describe strong dark colors next to strong bright colors.
What is contrast
500
Known for his seascape paintings, this artist painted with lots of realism and emotion.
Who is Winslow Homer.
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