Amy Newbold and Greg Newbold will be at Bonneville Library on Wednesday, October 10

What would a snowman look like if Picasso painted it? What about Turner or O’Keeffe or Monet or Lichtenstein? Pollock or Dalí or Klee? What if they decided to paint a snowman or woman? What would they look like? Utahans Amy and Greg Newbold explore this premise in their colorful, informative picture book, If Picasso Painted a Snowman, which features snowpeople painted in the style of some of the world’s most iconic and influential artists. Also included are brief biographies about the artists, making the book an excellent introduction to art history for children.

Their sequel, If da Vinci painted a Dinosaur, conveys nineteen  artists' styles in a few deft words. Greg Newbold's chameleon-like artistry shows us Edgar Degas' dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge's dinosaurs playing Go Fish, Hokusai's dinosaurs surfing a giant wave, and dinosaurs smelling flowers in Mary Cassatt's garden; grazing in Grandma Moses' green valley; peeking around Diego Rivera's lilies; tiptoeing through Baishi's inky bamboo; and cavorting, stampeding, or hiding in canvases by Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Franz Marc, Harrison Begay, Alma Thomas, Aaron Douglas, Mark Rothko, Lois Mailou Jones, Marguerite Zorach, and Edvard Munch. And, of course, striking a Mona Lisa pose for Leonardo da Vinci.
As in If Picasso Painted a Snowman, our guide for this tour is an engaging hamster who is joined in the final pages by a tiny dino artist. Thumbnail biographies of the artists identify their iconic works, completing this tour of the creative imagination.

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