Artist at work!!!

Young Artist at Work

David is quickly becoming an Amazing Artist... He loves to create, and "knows" what he wants to see... I recently took him to El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach California, where we spent a good part of the afternoon sitting lakeside, sketching and experimenting with chalk pastels.

David was determined to draw a purple car and a tow truck... not exactly what I was trying to teach him... so I suggested he sit and look around (see above photo) and then use that as his inspiration. He started off with a bridge (Monet-ish, don't you think?), he added trees and was quite true to the landscape...

He opened his sketchbook to a 2 page spread, and then...

he added the purple car crashing off the bridge and the tow truck....

I'm so proud of him!!!

Color Theory

My son, Alex, recently questioned me on the ‘blending” of two colors, resulting in a new color. Simple color theory, right? He is 4 years old, and is starting to understand this…

He asked..... I responded:

What does red and blue make? Purple…

What does yellow and red make? Orange…

What does red and red make? More red…

What does green and yellow make… a pretty color that you see on a bird or a dragonfly (he saw me painting like this recently)

What does white and red make? Pink

What does yellow and blue make? Green

I then asked him some similar questions… but his answers were astounding....

What does blue and green make? An ocean

What does blue with white make? The sky…

And what does black and white make? A zebra…

So, everyday, we are exploring the world, we are sharing what we know,

And we demonstrate to the younger children in our lives that color is all around us…

Have a colorful, whimsical day!!! I think a new children's book is being written by my son... what do you think?