Artist Don Eddy devotes more than half of his 1971 painting Green Volkswagen to document sunlight passing through a tree on this street. The shadows tell us it’s a sunny day, a great day for a drive.
Head outside for some shadow hunting! You can find defined shadows on hard surfaces like a driveway or sidewalk. Once you find an interesting shadow, use any materials you can find to trace the outline—pencil on a paper bag, marker on scrap paper, sidewalk chalk, a stick in the dirt. Leave your drawing in the sun (weighed down by a rock or something heavy). Trace the shadow every 15 minutes for an hour. Your finished drawing makes a visual record of the Earth rotating!
Learn more about shadow drawings you can make in your own neighborhood.
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