The Fair in Reynosa

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The Fair in Reynosa

• By Carmen Lomas Garza
• Celebration Plates Project
• Art Masterpiece
• 3rd Grade

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Carmen Lomas Garza

• She was born in 1948 and emigrated to the USA
  with her family from Mexico.
• She attended college at San Francisco State
  University.
• Her art focuses on traditions and values in
  Mexican-American culture with a big focus on
  families.
• Her art is famous and is on display in many
  galleries including the Smithsonian.

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Quote by Carmen Garza

• I was thirteen years old when I decided to
  become an artist. I taught myself to draw by
  practicing every day. I drew whatever was in
  front of mebooks, cats, my left hand, my sisters
  and brothers, chairs, chilies, paper bags,
  flowersanything or anybody that would stay still
  for a few minutesI have three college degrees.
  When I was in high school I could hardly wait to
  graduate so I could go to college and study
  art.

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Vocabulary Words
Folk Art images from every day life and
surroundings sometimes appearing 2 dimensional
Color light hitting the back of the eye and
being bent causing different colors to appear
Pattern something repeating. It is sometimes
achieved through use of colors.
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The Fair in Reynosa

• This is painted from a memory of a trip across
  the border to a fair in Reynosa Mexico with her
  friends.

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Color
How do the colors affect the mood or feeling of
the painting? What feelings do you feel when you
see the colors red, blue or green?
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Our Art Project Today

1. Think of a special family event in your home.
2. Choose colors that represent that celebration.
3. Paint the background of your plate. (You can
   paint it all one color or you can make it
   multicolored.)
4. Lets let the background of your plate dry and
   talk a bit more about the artist and her
   painting! ?

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What activities do you see happening in this
picture? Do you see someone buying something?
What are they buying?
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Have you ever been to a Fair?
What do you hear when you look at this
painting? How does this painting make you
feel? Do the people look happy or sad? Do you see
tiny details in this painting?
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Use of patterns
Garza, used many different patterns to add
interest and life to her painting.
What patterns can you see in this painting?
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Lets finish our plates!

• Now you can add a decorative design on your
  celebration plate it can be along the border or
  all over your plate.
• You may want to use black and white paint to help
  your pattern stand out against your bright
  background.