Vista Language Arts Lessons

                                              Leonora Carrington 1917-2011                                                       Self Portrait 1937 - Sporting white jodhpurs and a wild mane of hair, Carrington is perched on the edge of a chair in this curious dreamlike scene. Her hand is outstretched to the prancing hyena and behind her is a child's rocking horse in flight. The daughter of an English industrialist, she spent her childhood on a country estate surrounded by animals and reading fairy tales and legends.  She used her childhood experiences in her paintings. The white horse indoors and scene in the window serve as a symbolic surrogate. (jodhpurs -jaad-prz) close-fitting horseback riding pants inspired by Indian trousers-named...

  Frida Self-portrait 1948 1907-1954    Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist best known for her self-portraits. Her paintings are strongly influenced by Mexican folk culture, use of bright colors and dramatic symbolism.  At times she has been categorized as a Surrealist painter, (an artist that uses dreams as art references), however she disagreed, she said:  " I paint my own reality.  The only thing I know is that I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration."                                                              The Broken Column 1944                                                      The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dali    ...

  Abstract Art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of visual reality but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect. Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky Pablo Picasso -Guernica 1937  Guernica is Picasso's most important political painting and remains an anti-war symbol.  It is 11'x25' in scale-mural size.  The painting depicts the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica in l937 during the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Republican government commissioned Picasso to paint the large mural for an art exhibition in Paris. The painting remains a global symbol of peace.  The painting contains images of people and animals suffering during the tragedies of this war. The popularity of the painting helped to end the Spanish Civil War. The mono-chromatic painting shows an open room with animals and people suffering. A bull stands over a crying woman with a dead child in her arms. A horse falls in terrible pain aft...

N G WORDS middle ng Bengal -  The Bengal cat is a highly active cat not good for pet lovers that want a gentle, quiet cat. England-  England is part of the United Kingdom. English- English is a West Germanic language belonging to the Indo-European language family, originally spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. finger- Humans have four fingers and a thumb on their hands. hunger- My goal is to donate 10% of my income to prevent hunger. jingle-  He wrote a clever jingle for the hamburger restaurant. jungle- Gorillas are better off living in their respective jungle habitats. longer- The day seemed longer during the driver's education workshop. singer- The folk singer sang songs from inspired by Peter, Paul, and Mary of the l960's. stronger- Running the track on a daily basis has made my leg muscles stronger and equally flexible. tango- Me and my friend are taking tango lessons to improve our balance and health. tongue- My tongue was on fire after eating hot c...

  Collocation- are words that are frequently placed together.  A collocation in English is a group of two or more words that are often found together in speech or writing. These word groupings help to avoid overused and ambiguous words like "very", "nice", "beautiful".  Describe the images in the photograph using collocations... The glare of the sun prevented us from seeing the gutted out - demolished residual structures. 1. He is able to pay attention even after an eight hour "graveyard" shift. (pay attention)   2. The teenagers travel to the fast food restaurant on imagery jet propelled skateboards. (fast food, jet propelled) 3. My next door neighbor makes an effort to share her roses with me (makes an effort) 4. She had intended to take the Christmas holiday in New York and decided to stay under the perpetual warmth of the Malibu sun. 5. The history teacher wanted to see if he could get a job with us. Fortunately, he was hired because the scho...

 I am now living in London. He is now living in London near Buckingham Palace. We are now moving our business to London. He is singing my favorite song to me over the telephone. The choir was signing the Christmas carols to the first grade children. The dog was carrying his toy to my sofa. The truck driver was carrying a full cargo to the supermarkets in the small town. The fire engine sirens roaring down the street are keeping me awake. 

  Subtle---delicate, precise, and sometimes difficult to describe or analyze... What is your definition of glamour? Glamour can mean beauty, excitement, enchantment.  In Scottish gramarye meaning magic, enchantment or a spell. -allure  - The health spa creates an allure of spiritual freedom with the fragrance of essential oils. -attraction - The attraction  of the new summer fashions are an homage to 1969's paisley parades. attractiveness- Attractiveness is meant to be long term. fascination - Her fascination with dream therapy helps her with her poetry. charm- Poodles hold charm in their finely groomed tail and leg pom-poms.  enchantment - The forest holds the enchantment of fairy tales and fairies.  charming - The  charming Parisian decor of the living room consists of a burgundy velvet sofa,                     gold velvet drapery, ensconced in multiple stacks of art and architecture books....