I sit with Vibhat now and then and do some painting. Once we copied a couple of paintings of Mondrian, the Dutch painter. I like Mondrian paintings and it occurred to me that the simplicity of the figures lend themselves well to painting by children. At the same time, there is power in the paintings, that is why he was respected. Mondrian paintings have stark simplicity and the colours stand out dramatically. After we finished our paintings (him the top one, me the bottom one) this impression of the strength of the paintings was reinforced for me. So perhaps copying Mondrian would be good for introducing children to painting ? The paintings are simple to do and if we as adults find his paintings get to the essence of colour, its quite likely they will have the same effect on children.
Interestingly, Mondrian designs have been also used in dresses and in shoes (see below).
Here is the original of the second painting above:
Much on Modrian can (obviously) be found on the web: The Wikipedia entry on him would be a good starting point, as always. And this google search link will give a quick look at a lot of his paintings.
A Mondrian dress, by Yves St Laurent. (Image used, without permission, from metmuseum.org )
I have been getting interested in painting, while sitting with Vibhat. Here is a tree I did, copied from a painting on the web:
Interestingly, Mondrian designs have been also used in dresses and in shoes (see below).
Here is the original of the second painting above:
Much on Modrian can (obviously) be found on the web: The Wikipedia entry on him would be a good starting point, as always. And this google search link will give a quick look at a lot of his paintings.
A Mondrian dress, by Yves St Laurent. (Image used, without permission, from metmuseum.org )
I have been getting interested in painting, while sitting with Vibhat. Here is a tree I did, copied from a painting on the web:
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