What's Next?

As we add to our blog, we'll include "What's Next"? posts to kick start your inspiration, imagination and creativity and to help you reflect on your own work or the work of other artists, or as signposts to finding out and using further information. "What's Next?" doesn't mean what's going to happen in next week's Creative Arts sessions (although sometimes it might give hints). When you see the "What's Next?"sign it should encourage you to take what you've learned and run further with it. You can choose your own path. Go on, challenge yourself. Take a risk!

For example, what else can you do with the work inspired by Vermeer and the Girl with the Pearl Earring.

You could:-

Make a collage of another famous portrait such as the Mona Lisa, or make a self-portrait or a portrait of a family member or friend or pet. (you can see some Mona Lisa examples here and you can search for line drawings of the painting to get you started)

Experiment with drawing or painting portraits or self-portraits in different styles

Add a modern twist to an old portrait like this Modern Mona Lisa from this site (scroll down) 

Try this Vermeer activity (scroll down, it's below the biography details)

If writing is your thing you could:-

Write and illustrate a biography of Vermeer (we can publish it on this blog) 

Write a procedure for one of the activities we've done at school or one that you've tried at home (again, would be great to have those published here

Write a poem (a word picture) about The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

Do you have any other ideas to share? Please post them in the comments.