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A realist at heart, abstract art is always a tedious unit for me to teach, so I am constantly searching for new and interesting ways to introduce this particular style to my students. I love cats, and using them as subject matter for projects comes naturally for me. So, with cats on my mind, and a desire to come up with a fun way to teach abstract art, "Cool Cats" was conceived.

The first step was to have my art students sketch cats. They used old calendars, cards, magazines--anything that had photographs or pictures of cats. We discussed the meaning of the word ...

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