Dear all,
We hope you enjoyed the first painting. This week we’re exploring van Ostade’s ” A Canal in Winter”. Please share your thoughts, writing and art with us below.
Week 2: A Canal in Winter
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Dear all,
We hope you enjoyed the first painting. This week we’re exploring van Ostade’s ” A Canal in Winter”. Please share your thoughts, writing and art with us below.
It was really cold even talking about it.
Ha. Yes I can understand that Muhib.
It looks like on man was trudging carry wine
I can’t believe this was drawn in 1603 by Isack van Ostade.
Thank you Muhib for reminding us of the date.
We also done The Frost Fair
the canal looked so cold i couldn’t even described it
The painting is so fascinating and I love it.It should be so cold when you can experience this.
It looks like kids are working and there were houses so I think some people lived there too.
Kids had to work and it was really cold
i think it was fascinating because when my teacher said it was cold I shivered and I thought it was winter. but it was spring.
It is so sad living there.
I cant believe the painting was made in 1603
it so cool
it would be really diffucult to work of all of this coldness
Yes I agree.
it made me cold
I love learning about Frost Fairs they are soooooo fascinating especially ones in canals they don’t come often you know!
I don’t know how elephants could walk on top of the ice at the Frost Fair!
I love this kind of stuff.
Yours sincerely Blake Doherty.
I’m very pleased you’re enjoying learning about frost fairs Blake.
I like the life like water and the whit horse because it looks like snowflakes .Also at the beginning I tout the panting was a picture.
i really liked the painting
I could not imagine elephants walking across a frozen lake.
Yes, it’s hard to imagine. The ice was once so thick on the river Thames elephants walked on the river in London.
The canal in the winter looked really cold. I don’t know how people could be able to go out in that cold wind. But where is the canal? It looks really realistic .
it was so cold i couldnt describe it
I like the neutral colours because it makes it look delicate making the overall painting stand out.
It must be hard to paint it and he must be tired after that I would love to pain something like that.
Iwonderhow he made that painting?The painter who made this painting is verygood painter.
i like it but i dont want to go to the river it looks cold but its’ a nice pating it looks misrbul
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I really like this painting because of how it’s drawn and all of it’s features and it’s very , very , very dark . How long ago was this painting drawn ?
It was painted in 1645 Fatima. Over 300 years ago.
I like the peom because it rhymes and when did the artist do this?
The painting looks so fascinating with all the detail and looking how cold it is! And also it looks so old-fashioned! I love it. Sara A
The canal looks slippery and cold.
How long did it take to make how did they get the materials Poole’s park primary
It looks very cold
if i was there i would be frozen by now
it feels cold even looking at it
it look’ like it’ so cold that i cant evan look at it
I would never imagen to live there
The painting is so cold i cant describe it in a full sentence
I cant even imagine living in there!
people that played on the canal must of been scared
By looking at the panting it is a calmin realaxing backround
people that played on the canal must of been scared because it is very slippery
it is so cold i cant evan look at it propley if i look at it i will frezz
I would love to skate on the ice
Imagine how long it took to paint this?
That’s an interesting question Madina. Perhaps you could ask when you visit Kenwood?
like a day or 2
I agree even when we were talking abowt it it was realy cold
The picture is so cold
The picture is so cold I could get frostbite
By looking at this painting it creates a lovely, calm and happy mood.
In the background you can see the sky that creates a relaxing mood that everyone will love to see and will think about the painting every day that they would love to live in.
Thank you Kaitlynn for explaining the mood created in the painting.
It’s a sad dull old dust mood and it’s winter and the lake is frozen but there’s no snow falling from the air so that must mean there wearing layers because it is really breezy and cold but it cannot be less that -2 degrees in the scene of this painting
Thank you Taybah. I like how you identify the mood.
it looks so cold even looking at it
It must be really breeze because if it’s not snowing and everyone is wearing layer and the lake is frozen it must be a harsh blow of coldness.
imagan living there without shelter it would be realy diffucult
how would people live there it is kind of not a realaxing place to live
Yes their lives would be challenging.
i cant describe it in my own words that i cant say a single thing out
the one thing i love abowt it.Ti how the way that its setting
In this painting it is so cold it feels like you are in it. Also whenever I look at this painting in class whilst it is on display I always wonder how often did the canal freeze? How long did it take to freeze? And was there colours in it the most people don’t use today?
Interesting questions Asmaa. There is something about the painting that draws us in.
it looks so cold even looking at it
it must be cold how log ago was it paited mr michal
It was painted in the 1600s Batoul.
In my opinion, it is a bit too dark, I mean look at that that old guy with a sled IN WINTER
and those broken down huts