UpdatedMon, Mar 8, 2021 at 1:12 pm ET
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Nearly one full year into the pandemic, the fourth grade watercolor study has transcended the boundaries of regular art instruction and taken on a documentary quality, with each student painting a self-portrait wearing a protective mask. This is such a specific moment in time, explains New Canaan Country School Visual Arts Teacher Liz Ferran whose students are finishing up a portraiture unit. And because of this, and the potentially history-making, life-defining nature of the [COVID-19] pandemic, more than how they looked, I wanted the students to capture how they felt. Art is a tool of expression. I want them to get comfortable with using this tool.