This week we've used paper patterned with paint and oil pastel to create beautiful Hundertwasser inspired collage secret gardens. Aren't they amazing?
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Secret Hundertwasser Gardens
Austrian artist and architect Hundertwasser was born Fritz Stowasser, but changed his name to Freidensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser, meaning 'Kingdom of Peace, Rainy Day, Dark-Bright, Hundred Water'. His chosen names express his love of nature, 'dark-bright' colours and curved lines.
This week we've used paper patterned with paint and oil pastel to create beautiful Hundertwasser inspired collage secret gardens. Aren't they amazing?
This week we've used paper patterned with paint and oil pastel to create beautiful Hundertwasser inspired collage secret gardens. Aren't they amazing?
Castles
I love castles! They are so mysterious and romantic - you can imagine them in their glory days with knights and fair maidens (and dungeons and dragons!)
I have quite a collection of castle photos, snapped during visits to Portugal, Spain and Austria. Some are in ruins, some have been beautifully preserved and restored, but all are fascinating with their variety of towers and turrets, battlements and moats ....
We've used these as inspiration for our Castles this week ....
I have quite a collection of castle photos, snapped during visits to Portugal, Spain and Austria. Some are in ruins, some have been beautifully preserved and restored, but all are fascinating with their variety of towers and turrets, battlements and moats ....
We've used these as inspiration for our Castles this week ....
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Blue Dog Sculptures
Our sculptures are influenced by Cajun Pop artist George Rodrigue's Blue Dog series.
But are all Blue Dogs blue? Of course not! Rodrigue himself explains that his Blue Dog's colour depends on what he is doing: when Rodrigue goes fishing, he might paint the dog a salmon pink colour; when Rodrigue wants a hot dog, he paints the dog mustard yellow! because "artists don't have to paint things the way they really are." ('Why is Blue Dog Blue?: A Tale of Colors' a children's book by George Rodrigue)
As artists, we have chosen our colours carefully, and we hope you love our Colourful 'Blue' Dogs as much as we do!
But are all Blue Dogs blue? Of course not! Rodrigue himself explains that his Blue Dog's colour depends on what he is doing: when Rodrigue goes fishing, he might paint the dog a salmon pink colour; when Rodrigue wants a hot dog, he paints the dog mustard yellow! because "artists don't have to paint things the way they really are." ('Why is Blue Dog Blue?: A Tale of Colors' a children's book by George Rodrigue)
As artists, we have chosen our colours carefully, and we hope you love our Colourful 'Blue' Dogs as much as we do!
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