Today’s activities were very exciting. I had to look at some examples of recreated portraits, watch a video about a challenge during lockdown, then choose a famous portrait to recreate myself. I got to dress up in my mum’s clothes and use things around the house to help recreate the portrait. For example I used a tablecloth to hide our bookcase and look like a curtain. I used tissues for the cuffs of the dress and a small blanket for the headpiece.
Here is my recreation
This painting is called Arrangement In Gray And Black No. 1. The artist James McNeill Whistler painted this portrait of his mother in 1871 while he was living with her.
How well do you think my recreation was?
For the second part of this activity I had to give my reasons why I think this challenge was such a success, especially during a lockdown. Check out my video below for my answer.