Who painted this??

[Terri Ficenec]

And it turned out so beautifully!

A couple of years ago, as an experiment, I taught my daughter and a couple of her friends a little art class. One of the projects they did was a little acrylic painting where the reference image had been cut up into (i think 12) numbered squares and they painted each square into that numbered square on a gridded piece of canvassette (in random order --except that the one piece that would identify the subject matter was reserved for last--so that they wouldn't know what the overall picture was). The resulting paintings were quite nice, and I think far better than they would have been had the girls known the subject matter. That lack of 'knowledge' forced a real examination of the reference and removed any preconceived notions or symbolic representation.

What a neat idea to break up the pieces and divvy them up among so many different students -- they've done an outstanding job! I've already called my daughter in to show her this collaborative piece... and will mention it to her friends as well.

It's just so impressive! Your students must be thrilled!