Beautiful Abstract Art Memory Card Game - Printable - Original Art - Memory Game

Beautiful, abstract art memory game. This game is suitable for older children and adults. The abstract art takes the classic memory card game and makes it a lot more challenging, as your mind tries to dissect the bold colors, patterns, shapes, and brushwork. Sometimes the same work of art viewed upside down can look really different. This deck is sure to give you brain a solid workout. The images on these cards are high quality scans of my original abstract artwork. The original works were created using acrylic, fine tipped markers, water soluble pastels and lots of creative energy. This deck is very painterly, with lots of fun squiggles, swooshes, spots and dots. Each image in the deck is loaded with good vibes!

Learners can really stretch their descriptive vocabulary as they play and work to describe the abstract art.

This printable card deck features 13 pairs of vibrant, high quality images, for a total of 26 cards. With this purchase you will get a 3 page pdf featuring 13 pairs of unique images, scaled down to a pocket sized card game. There are 9 cards per page. This is a downloadable, printable file. These cards are the same size as my other memory card decks and can be combined to make larger, more challenging game decks.

I recommend that you print the file on heavy cardstock or heavy watercolor paper, using a high quality resolution. Cards can be cut out and laminated for a longer, more durable game. A paper cutter makes cutting out the cards quicker and easier, but cards may be cut out using scissors or an exacto knife. You may choose to leave a narrow white border around each work or trim that off so that the artwork goes from edge to edge.

Memory games can be played in a variety of ways, but the basic rules for 2 players are as follows:
Mix up the cards.
Lay them in rows, face down.
Turn over any two cards.
If the two cards match, keep them.
If they don’t match, turn them back over.
Remember what was on each card and where it was.
Watch and remember during the other player’s turn.
The game is over when all the cards have been matched.
The player with the most matches wins.

When I play this game by myself, I mix up the cards, lay them out in rows face up. I allow myself 3 minutes to study their placement. Then, I turn them face down. I take a deep breath and try to remember where the matches are. I have not gotten all 13 matches in one try yet, but it is a stimulating mental activity. If you try this game solo – let me know how many pairs you can match!