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Person with a Pearl gallery

Put yourself into the picture!

Give a fresh and modern take on Vermeer’s famous 1665 painting: Girl with a Pearl Earring and draw yourself as the Person with a Pearl.

You will need:

  • A4 information and picture frame template Person With a Pearl - PDF download
  • Coloured pencils or textas

Instructions

Step 1
Choose and print your template, with or without a ready-made frame.

Step 2
Design your own unique and precious pearl pieces to wear.

Step 3
Will they be an earring, necklace, nose stud, eyebrow stud, headpiece, tiara…?

Step 4
Draw a frame around your portrait or decorate and colour the ready-made one.

Step 5
Post your drawing on the Museum of Geraldton’s Facebook page #personwithapearl

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