Art that depicts everyday life and its surroundings. Its purpose is simple – record daily life, please the eye, make us smile and record important occasions.

 Souvenirs  Letters, books  Diary  Video  Stories, oral history  Photographs 11 22 33 44 55 66

 The first practical camera wasn’t invented until 1888  Painters would capture moments for families or record historical events Madame Roulin and Her Baby Vincent van Gogh Oil on canvas, 1888 Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Washington Crossing the Delaware Emanuel Leutze (American, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1816–1868 Washington, D.C.) Oil on canvas, x 255 in. (378.5 x cm)

MATTIE LOU O’KELLEYCARMEN LOMAS GARZA   Started painting at age 60 as a hobby  Celebrated folk artist  Painted Georgia countryside she knew in her childhood in the early part of the 20th century: barns, farmers, animals and gardens filled with flowers and vegetables  Wrote two storybooks with her own paintings as images   At age 13 decided to become an artist  Celebrated Hispanic artist  Painted Chicano culture by portraying the family life of a typical Mexican American family – their traditions, celebrations, ceremonies, everyday life, and religion.  Wrote three books including her images as illustrations

Mattie Lou O'Kelley My Parent's Farm, 1980 Oil on canvas, 58 x 42 inches O’Kelley’s whimsical landscapes employ flattened images and fantastic colors. The flattened perspective of My Parent’s Farm turns the agricultural vista into a richly colored quilt of productive fields.

Georgia Farm Oil on Canvas, /8 x 31 3/8 inches Simple joys fill Georgia Farm, an image of abundance on a prosperous farm. O’Kelley personalized scenes such as this with her use of particular colors applied in small dabs. The resulting texture is like needlework, especially in areas of repetitive patterning such as the lines of turquoise crops. She distorted perspective so that space is flattened, creating remarkable planar arrangements of color and design.

Carmen Lomas Garza Empanadas (turnovers) 1991, gouache on cotton paper 20 x 28 inches.

Carmen Lomas Garza Sandia / Watermelon 1986, gouache on cotton paper 20 x 28 inches.

“A little piece of my heart” is how Garza describes her work. She reflects her Chicano culture by portraying the family life of a typical Mexican American family – their traditions, celebrations, ceremonies, everyday life, and religion.

Cumpleaños de Lala y Tudi (Lala and Tudi's birthday party) 1989, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

O’KELLEYGARZA

O’KELLEYGARZA  Oil on canvas  Lines  Repetition  Texture  Colors  Children are happily swinging and playing with balls and dolls.  Oil on canvas  Balance  Emphasis  Unity  Colors  Happy scene at a birthday party