May 11, 2017 Alexa Good Morning! (Salvador Dali)



Good morning. Today is the birthday of surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Known for his paintings of melting clocks and flying elephants, I think he would appreciate inanimate objects that could talk to him.



Elephants on stilts and melting watches are painting that one remembers about Salvador Dali.  Surrealism blends highly realistic paintings with dreamlike elements to create an alternate reality.


 Salvador Dali Worksheet

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