Okay, everyone, it's time to get ready for the summer reading challenge.
Since this year's theme is color our world, which is all about art, I thought I'd bring
in an expert to help us.
So please help me well.
Oh, please, frico, frico, frico, frico.
Buon giorno.
I am so happy to be here today.
I am the assistant to one of the greatest artistes of the world.
My name is Mona Pizza, and this artista is descended from the great Leonardo da Vinci
himself.
So please, studenti, patete le mani, sumo ploza, for the world famous artista, la maestra,
Leonardo da bokeh.
Thank you, thank you.
And please, just call me the world famous artist, Leonardo da bokeh.
Let us begin.
My assistant Mona will get you started.
Studenti, I have given you an easel and accessories, so please, put them on.
And then we begin with the basic brush stroke, see.
We do this by doing the buffy, the mustaches of the artista.
We begin by taking the brush, picking your color, see, putting the brush in the color
and then the brush to the face.
Don't overthink it, just see what happens.
And begin.
Ooh, I like the curls, ooh, ah, magnifico, oh, good color for you.
Oh, a little, a little much, a little bit, good, good, good, good, more paint, okay.
I am liking the energy, but boy, we've got a lot of work to do.
Next lesson, sketching, we are capturing the essence and a feeling of the object.
A quick sketch, now, some people are using the pencil for the sketch.
We are using the colored pencil and why?
Because we must color our world.
Bronte?
Ria, you have three minutes.
Ah, frog, let's see, oh, cubist, this is your cubist period, oh, gnocchigani, oh, very
nice.
What I am looking at here is not so terrible, not so horrible, yeah, yeah.
What I am seeing isn't so terrible, Orednardo the Wookie, you are so great that even our
least skilled artist can make something so beautiful.
Next, we must capture the still life, finding the vibrant personality of objects and bringing
them to life with tints and hues and feelings of color because we must what?
Color our world.
Voila, oh, no, where is the fruit, oh, sorry.
I threw that with snacks.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, we must go with the flow, adjust our perspective and
carry on with the color.
It is just different, not ruined.
¿Qué ballerza?
World famous artisto maestro, orednardo the Wookie, you are right, please studenti, begin.
¿Qué bien?
¿Qué bien.
¿Qué bien?
I don't know what to say.
Maybe we aren't cut out to be artists.
I think I'm more of a crafter.
How will we teach the kids art?
Just they laugh at us.
Is this possible?
You are being too odd on yourselves.
I am loving the color.
I adore the effort, but maybe we'll rush you into something a little too complex.
After all, you are childrens, librarians.
You were not hoping to become world-famous artists like me and Mona in just one day,
were you?
You're so funny.
You're so cute.
I'm sorry.
It is just too funny.
I mean, there are many ways to...
I'm sorry.
I mean, there are many ways to color our world.
Art is only one.
Books and the reading and the stories are another way.
See, see, see.
Many of my favorite books give me the best ideas for a couple of other masterpieces.
And in Certo, there are many, many good books about art.
It's just that we want you all to be ready to share the color with the kids.
So let's get rid of the distractions for the last lesson you will paint.
The uncovered spine.
Uncovered?
Oh, no.
Like naked?
Like in a swimming suit?
I don't think we're ready for that.
Yes.
Bring it in, Mona.
Bring in the model.
Back to the bare basics.
We are going to paint, here we go, the uncovered spine, the uncovered book.
I mean, after all, what is the summer reading challenge all about anyway?
The summer reading challenge for kids, teens and adults runs from June 9th to August 23rd.
All ages can read to earn prizes and get creative at the library with activities,
events, story times, crafts, movies and more.
Free Matbus rides for kids going to the library, too.
Be sure to take part in our Kids Color Fun Kickoff on June 9th with a color-run walk,
live music, games and other colorful activities and our Galactic Bowling Wrap-Up Party in
late July.
Visit FargoLibrary.org for more information.