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Art beyond sight Look at the painting by John Sloan and answer the questions below: John Sloan. Sunday, Women drying their hair, 1912 What is the focal point (the place your eyes are drawn to? What can you see in the foreground? What can you see in the background on the right? and on the left? What is happening in the painting? Do you think there is a story behind the painting? If so, what is the story? Which of these words would you use to describe the light in the painting?                      bright         dazzling         harsh          rich          glowing       warm                     dim             gloomy          faint           soft   ...

The Sun by NASA. Public domain What can you see in this picture? What word or words can you use to describe it?  Would you use the word "glowing", dazzling", or perhaps "harsh"? You are going to learn how to describe light in a painting. You will also learn expressions with the word "light".  Task 1. Here you have three famous paintings. Your task is to guess the name of the painting and the painter. Click on the link to check your answers. Picture 1   Picture 2  Picture 3 These are the answers: Picture 1: Jan Vermeer, Kuchenmagd Picture 2: Vincent van Gogh, Terrace of the Café on the Place du Forum in Arles Picture 3: Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas Task 2. Look at the list of adjectives to describe light. Grade them from really bright to not so bright. dim, warm, soft, bright, cold, dazzling, deep, faint, rich, harsh You can click on the Merriam-Webster dictionary to check.