Friday, May 13, 2011

INSPIRED BY CHILDREN!

I was at the Sunnyvale Art Gallery where there is a fabulous exhibit of high school children's art work.  This is a very large gallery with tons of space, so there was a lot of work displayed, including ceramic pieces and other 3 dimensional things.  The work is so original and creative.  I think part of the reason is these kids are given challenging projects and concepts.  They aren't just copying photographs.  There should be a website that lists interesting challenges.  Maybe there is.  If someone knows of such a site, please pass it on.

There were a number of figurative images done with oil pastel on newspaper.  I loved the look, so I decided to try it myself.  I have these very creamy water soluble oil pastels called "Portfolio" which are available at Staples and very inexpensive but fun to work with.   This was a lot of fun.  I think I will do more in the future.

5 comments:

  1. This is so expressive!! The hands and the face are especially so.

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  2. Thanks, Meera. I like the pose and gesture a lot, too.

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  3. This is really wonderful! I will have to try those oil pastels. Thanks.

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  4. Thanks Donna! Let me know how you like them.

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