Charlie Russell:

Myth, Truth, and Storytellings

An Artists Journey

Sensory Exploration

If you were in this picture, what words or drawings would you use to describe what
you see?
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sky
mountains

If you were in this picture, what words or drawings would you use to describe what
you hear?

horses
hissing
whistle

If you were in this picture, what words or drawings would you use to describe what
you smell?

sagebrush

If you were in this picture, what words or drawings would you use to describe what
you can touch?

Rocks

If you were in this picture, what words or drawings would you use to describe what
you can taste?

water

Part 3

Poetry

1. Find a person or animal in the painting that captures your attention.

Choose two words that DESCRIBE what you see.
Boat, river, sagebrush,
steamboat
A.

steamboat

B.

smoke

1.

2.

2. Look closely at the painting again, studying the same person or animal that
intrigues you. What do you think they are WONDERING about?

2. Whats going on here?

3. What sounds do you suppose he or she HEARS?

Water splashing
People laughing
Sagebrush crunching

4. What do you think he or she is SEEING beyond the borders of the painting?
grass
sun

5. Now look at the face and study it closely. What do you think he or she
WISHES for?

I Am
By _______________
I am sagebrush, and smoke
1A
1B
I wonder why it devours all the trees?
2
I hear chuff, chuff
3
I see the fireboat wheel spin
4

I want my world restored.

5
I am sagebrush, and smoke.
1A
1B

Visual Thinking Strategies

Painting Analysis Worksheet - Step 1. Observation

People
a.

Study the painting for 2

minutes. Form an
overall impression of
the painting and then
examine individual
items. Next, divide the
image into quadrants
and study each section
to see what new details
become visible.

b.

Use the chart below to

list people, objects, and
activities in the painting.

Objects

Activities