Johan Vermeer has become the most popular Dutch artist into the 21 century. His few works have been discovered to hold secrets of mindfulness and beauty that were produced ahead of his time. These lessons offer students the opportunity to recreate two of his masterpieces as well as discover the principles and elements of design in a single work. These assignments need only color pencils to produce. It is effective to also use a que-tip and baby oil to add finishing touches to the assignments. This turns a pencil drawing into a painting with no mess or fuss.