Daniel Luna's Paintings: Our Interpretations!

DU ELC students imagining a Daniel Luna painting

For this assignment you’re going to write about one of the Daniel Luna paintings we saw at the Museo de las Americas field trip. You can use any of the paintings I provide here, or a picture of one you took while at the Museo. We will post our writings and pictures on our blogs after going through a writing process. 

You can do this assignment one of two ways. One option is you can write a story. Remember when the tour guide told us the stories Daniel Luna imagined when creating the painting? 

Do you also remember that part of his art involves you, the viewer? Well, tell us that story. 

Daniel Luna wants us to participate and imagine for ourselves what the story of the painting is, and with this assignment you have your chance to do just that.

Use the people you see in the painting and tell us who they are, what they are doing and why. I wrote my own version here. Mine is a bit long, though yours can be shorter or longer. Your goal is simply to tell the story of the painting. 

If this method doesn’t suit your style as a writer, then you may use the second option: write a letter to Daniel Luna (and I will do my best to make sure he receives it) about what you see in the painting. Rather than tell a story, you can simply explain what the painting means to you. 

Either option should be at least one fully developed paragraph.

This is a writing assignment, so we need to make sure it communicates well using coherence (a focused main idea with logical sequencing and transitions) and strong command of English grammar. 

However, I also want you to have fun with this. Yes, this is a graded assignment. But this is also a chance for you to use your imagination and write in a way that suits your interests and skills. 

Happy writing!
~vince

p.s. here is a slideshow of our trip to the Museo. These pictures aren't too great because my camera isn't too great. But the trip was great! :-)