For this week's art activity, we're not going to make an imitation Vermeer, we're going to make a modern Vermeer! Here's the challenge:
Next, figure out how you can make your modern Vermeer still look similar to the real Vermeer. Can your person wear the same colors? Be sitting or standing in the same position? How can you show that it's the same person, just in a different time?
This is the composition of your picture--what shapes and colors are on which parts of the paper--and it's the part you want to match Vermeer as much as possible.
It's a really good idea to use a pencil to sketch everything first, then use whatever you want--colored pencils, paints, markers--to fill in your colors. (I used colored pencils because I don't really know how to paint.)
Like Petra and Calder, remember to pay attention to all the little details. And have fun making your modern Vermeer!