1. CLAIM Make a claim about the science in this. Claim = an explanation or an interpretation of some aspect of the artwork SUPPORT Identify support for your claim Support = Things you see, feel and know that support your claim QUESTION Ask a question related to your claim. Question = What’s left hanging? What isn’t explained, What new reasons does your claim raise?

2. born Marcus Rothkovich in Dvinsk Russia, came to the US in 1913. He was largely self-taught as an artist. In the 1940's Rothko work the nonobjective style that he is best known for. His style is part of as the color-field branch of abstract expressionism. This style of painting is when an artist takes large, hazily defined rectangles of color and paints them on the canvas. He used anywhere from bright happy colors to dark murky colors to convey his emotions and a sense of spirituality. Nonobjective art is another way to refer to Abstract art or non-representationalart. Essentially, the artwork does not represent or depict a person, place or thing in the natural world. Usually, the content of the work is its color, shapes, brushstrokes, size, scale, and, in some cases, its process. Color field paintings are defined by solid areas of color that cover the whole canvas.

3. Analogous Colors & PH Analogous colors are hues that are next to each other on the color wheel and have a single color in common for example, yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. AACPS Art Office, 7-04 Analogous color schemes are often found in nature and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye. http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm SAILSS/Supporting Arts Integrated Learning for Student Success Wiley H. Bates M.S. K. Caple and P. Klos