M OBILE M USEUM O F A RT F AIRY T ALE A RT 3 rd Grade 2010

GENRE A category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

F AIRY T ALE A made-up story usually involving fantastical forces or beings. Cinderella Little Red Riding Hood The Gingerbread Man The Ugly Duckling The Frog Prince

M EDIUM Material or means of artistic expression

W ATERCOLOR The art or method of painting with watercolor paints.

O IL A painting done in oil colors.

I LLUSTRATION A picture or diagram that represents the text.

C LASSIC /T RADITIONAL An original or well-known. Most classic fairy tales were written by Hans Christian Anderson or the Brothers Grimm. Little Red Riding Hood Cinderella The Three Little Bears Thumbelina Rapunzel The Shoemaker and the Elves For more fairy tales and fun activities go to:

M ODERN Something that is new or redone. Modern fairy tales typically set a classic fairy tale in present time or are an entirely new story. Tangled The Princess and the Frog The Principal’s New Clothes

E XHIBITION A public showing of works of art. Fairy Tale Art features 59 original illustrations from well-loved classic fairy tales as well as modern variations on traditional tales. Traditional stories such as The Firebird, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Little Red Riding Hood will be included. The exhibition will also feature modern versions such as Cinderella’s Dress, Child of the Faerie: Child of the Earth, and The Hungry Coat. The artworks in this exhibition reflect a variety of mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, and mixed media. The magical settings for the stories are created by award winning artists: Kinuko Y. Craft, DEMI, Jane Dyer, Marilee Heyer, Trina Schart Hyman, Jim LaMarche, Barry Moser, and Susan Paradis. Fairy Tale Art offers a magic journey to a timeless, enchanted, dream-like world

A CRYLIC A painting done in acrylic resins.

C OLORED PENCIL A type of medium used in art.

M IXED MEDIA A painting or work of art using more than one type of medium: acrylic, water colors, colored pencils, oil, etc.

M AGICAL Make-believe; using magic.

A RTIST The person who creates a work of art.

P AINTING A work of art which someone painted using a specific medium.