Four Ice Cream Cones by Wayne Theibaud Artist Biography Grade: Kindergarten Activity: Sponge painting Key words: Texture Composition Repetition Shape Meet the Artist: (Pronounced: Tee-bow) Born in Mesa, AZ , 1920 Worked as an animator for Walt Disney Studios. Studied art at San Jose State College Worked in advertising and educational film making. 1960s, he began doing still –life paintings of pies, cakes, sandwiches and ice cream cones. Considers himself a realist painter. Background of the painting: Thiebaud manipulates the oil paint with rapid brush strokes, resulting in a thick impasto. This technique simulates texture and reflects the artist’s interest in depicting real objects.

Questions: Check it out: Is this painting realistic or abstract? Why do you think he painted Ice Cream Cones? Choose one of the ice cream cones and tell me how you think it would taste or feel. Texture is the word we use in art to tell how we think the object would feel. 4. What shapes do you see? 5. What shapes are repeated? 6. What colors does the artist use? Pastels- White has been mixed in to lighten them. 7. If you were the artist what foods would you paint? Check it out: On YouTube Wayne Theibaud –CBS Morning http://youtu.be/vI_QJ5D9Qm8 Great video shows his painting techniques. Revised July 2014