 "Spot"--Kathryn's Picasso Dog | Do you ever feel like you need some light-hearted play? I frequently feel this in our world of rush-rush and dispiriting messaging of all that is going wrong. An antidote that lifted my spirits recently was participating in Carla Sonheim’s 2016 Kids Art Week. It was full of free art projects for the kid in all of us. I made my art purely in the spirit of play. |
Picasso dogs was the last assignment—making six dots with your eyes closed on a piece of paper, gluing two mismatched eyes, an ear, a paw, a snout, and a tail to each of those dots, and then figuring out how to create a dog from this was mind-bending in a good way.
I did two because this was fascinating as an exercise and the dogs I created were just so cute and weird!
I did two because this was fascinating as an exercise and the dogs I created were just so cute and weird!
I learned about Austrian artist Hundertwasser and drew colorful houses inspired by his art. His creations remind me of a whimsical mixture of Gaudi and Klimt.
The collages I did based on the Robert Motherwell lesson don’t look much like his style, but I enjoy what I came up with. I also like what happens when you dry brush paint on paper and then cut it into shapes. I think I'll do more of that in the future.
And I very much enjoyed creating art inspired by Klee and by Dubuffet—in which I also celebrate my love of animals by including them in my creations.
I’m sharing photos of my art on this blog.
Bright, bold, and colorful—they cheer me up and I hope they do the same for you!
Yes, Carla’s 2016 Kid’s Art Week was just what I needed!
The collages I did based on the Robert Motherwell lesson don’t look much like his style, but I enjoy what I came up with. I also like what happens when you dry brush paint on paper and then cut it into shapes. I think I'll do more of that in the future.
And I very much enjoyed creating art inspired by Klee and by Dubuffet—in which I also celebrate my love of animals by including them in my creations.
I’m sharing photos of my art on this blog.
Bright, bold, and colorful—they cheer me up and I hope they do the same for you!
Yes, Carla’s 2016 Kid’s Art Week was just what I needed!
Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Her art is available as fine art prints. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com
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