Recently I've been working again trying to paint, teach and spend as much time with my kids as possible. Elizabeth my five year old loves to paint and work by my side, often I let her paint with me on my canvas. Although, this I've managed to do solo. This painting I started months ago, originally I had the rocking horse hanging in my son's room unfinished. I'd been looking at it for months knowing it wasn't finished. I'd stare at it when I was changing him, or rocking him to sleep. Only just recently after teaching my Youth Drawing and Painting class did I finally have have the inspiration to finish it. It started with the "Painting of the Masters" assignment I had them do. I have them pick an artist and one of their works, they will study and duplicate their piece, it's an excercise of color theory and composition. The student's really enjoy this assignment, they get to learn about their artist, experience their style and create a masterpiece. As I was looking through the my Art books, I came across Wassily Kandinsky and I was inspired! Kandinsky is credited with painting the first modern abstract works. His work is colorful and playful, poetic and musical. I needed some of that infulence in my life.
Recently I've been working again trying to paint, teach and spend as much time with my kids as possible. Elizabeth my five year old loves to paint and work by my side, often I let her paint with me on my canvas. Although, this I've managed to do solo. This painting I started months ago, originally I had the rocking horse hanging in my son's room unfinished. I'd been looking at it for months knowing it wasn't finished. I'd stare at it when I was changing him, or rocking him to sleep. Only just recently after teaching my Youth Drawing and Painting class did I finally have have the inspiration to finish it. It started with the "Painting of the Masters" assignment I had them do. I have them pick an artist and one of their works, they will study and duplicate their piece, it's an excercise of color theory and composition. The student's really enjoy this assignment, they get to learn about their artist, experience their style and create a masterpiece. As I was looking through the my Art books, I came across Wassily Kandinsky and I was inspired! Kandinsky is credited with painting the first modern abstract works. His work is colorful and playful, poetic and musical. I needed some of that infulence in my life.
