Painting: Tim Kent, Going to the Dogs
5:05
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet artist Tim Kent, who came to painting late in life, but has quickly become known for his unusual portraits of dogs, and his unorthodox acrylic collage technique for creating them. His highly stylized paintings of Boston Terriers are a hit on the local art circuit and social media.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-TKent**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork. What do they think of the subject matter? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: Use the video as inspiration for a student activity with them painting an animal of their choice.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
