Artefact 6 - Making new art from old challenge!

Each week there will be a different creative challenge as you find out about special objects from your local museum. Make some art and send a photo to Rebecca, one of the curators, who will choose some of your photos each week and share them worldwide on our museum blog!

Find out more about Barbers!

Have a look at this website about Barber Surgeons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worshipful_Company_of_Barbers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgdftyc/revision/3

Find out about oil painting here -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint

https://www.tropicdrawing.com/4-easy-steps-to-teach-children-oil-painting/

The artist‘ challenge: Making new art from old!

• Choose a part of the painting ‘Surgeon Dressing a Wound’ above.

• Draw your chosen bit LARGE.

• Use different coloured pencils or paints and make an entirely new drawing or painting

• Share it with your friends! Can they guess which part of the painting you started with?

• Can you see where my painting (below) began?

Send a photo of your art masterpiece by email to museum@eden.gov.uk and then check the blog to see if it has been chosen in the curator’s blog. You can find this on Facebook or http://www.penrithmuseumblog.com/