Walter Anderson was a very talented artist. He decided to go to special schools that sharpened his natural talents and skills. He learned about the Seven Motifs, and was very excited because they were so natural and universal. He used them in his drawings, paintings, and pottery designs. Here are two examples. Can you spot the motifs he used to make these paintings?

Walter Anderson is no longer alive, but his children remember that when he made a drawing, he often worked very fast. Would you like to see a drawing unfold the way Walter Anderson might have drawn it? Click here or on the bird below to see how he might have drawn it

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