Showers of Sunshine
by Linda Tuma Robertson
Oil
Commissioned by the Oklahoma State Senate Historical Preservation Fund, Inc.
Dimensions: 60 x 84
Dedicated May 23, 2006
Teaching with Showers of Sunshine
Overview & About the Artist
Information about the artwork and the artist.Activity: Genres in Painting (PDF)
Landscapes, portraits, and historical paintings are all categories, or genres, of painting which your students will see when exploring the Capitol Art Collection. This lesson will help students understand and differentiate the various genres in the visual arts. Students will learn to identify major genres, and will learn to discriminate between a painting’s subject and its genre.