Painting: Kristen McMillion, Floral Art
1:58
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet classically trained Kristen McMillion as shares her painting techniques for flowers. See examples of her work and learn about her creative process.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-KMcMillion**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: What is student reaction to the paintings created by Ms. McMillion? If they were describing her paintings to someone who had not seen the video, how would they describe her work?
- Activity Idea: In the video the artist mentions that she doesn’t use the color black any more. Use the video with an activity that has students painting or drawing without black or without another color of their choice. How does it affect what they create and how they create it?
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
