I have a busy weekend ahead of me. First up is my daughter’s monthly art class, Mixing with the Masters, at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The parents stay with the kids, so really, it’s an art class for the two of us. The artist we are learning about this month is Joan Miro. I’ve never heard of him, but here is one of his drawings, isn’t it interesting?
The King’s Jester, by Joan Miro
Last month we learned about Mark Rothko. I’m sure you’ve seen his paintings. They are HUGE and look like something anyone could do. I’ve always walked past those types of paintings at the art museum — but it was because I did not understand them. Rothko used color to bring out emotion, and everyone relates emotions to color differently. Here is one of his paintings from the Milwaukee Art Museum:
Green, Red, Blue, by Mark Rothko
Sometimes the parents get to paint or draw their own art too. Want to keep me happy? Hand me some watercolors and an endless supply of watercolor paper. During the last class I painted this. It looks better in person, and I took the photo using my cellphone, but I’m still rather pleased with it.
Some of my daughter's artwork from the classes have turned out fabulous! Here is one of my favorites, again the photo really doesn’t do it justice.
