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• Draw a Scene
• Draw a Leaf or Flower
• Take A Minute
• Taking Rubbings
• Stitch Memory Journal
• Draw an Object
• Wellbeing Art Tour - Discover Manchester Art Gallery
• Visiting an Art Gallery
  • All you need to know about this activity
  • Visiting an art gallery
  • One word
  • 'Impressions'
  • What next?

‘Impressions’

This is an exercise to try on your own or with other people.

Impressions exercise:

• Choose one particular artwork and stand in front of it

• Very quickly write down five words that describe the artwork you’re looking at. For example, colourful, abstract, landscape, messy, bold.  Have a look at our example below for inspiration

• Next write down five words about the feelings that you think the artwork suggests. You may want to take a little more time over this part of the exercise. Use words that say how the artwork feels to you, rather than what you’re looking at. For example, hopeful, warm, energetic, curious, emerging

• If you’re with friends when doing this exercise you could compare what each of you has written about the same artwork. It’s interesting to see how varied people’s interpretations of one artwork can be.

• Above is an example of the ‘Impressions’ exercise using ‘Autumn Leaves’ by Millais from Manchester Art Gallery
  Suggested descriptive words…
colourful, romantic, sunset, historic, rural
  Suggested words to describe how it makes you feel...
Peaceful, magical, dying, melancholy, warm