Self portraits...Picasso style!

Self Portraits…"Picasso" style......


What fun it was for me this week to introduce my friends to one of my very favorite artists, Pablo Picasso! I explained to my friends that, rather than paint a person exactly the way they appear in real life, he liked to paint people showing 2 or more sides at the same time. This is a style called cubism.




























Picasso also loved using bright colors. He found that using regular skin tones on faces was boring, so he went wild and crazy and had some fun! I shared some examples of Picasso’s work, and we were ready to begin.































I started by having my friends look at themselves in a mirror. We started with a basic letter “U” drawn on watercolor paper for the face, followed by guidance through the basic steps to accomplish their own “Picasso” style self- portrait.





























We used oil pastel, watercolors and permanent marker.




















































Don't forget to stop by the gallery and see our finished products.




























I always enjoy my time in Blue Room. Stay tuned for next week's adventures!

- Teacher Rosemary

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Happy Holi

Most of us like it when we splash in the water or get wet by a surprise shower from the hose, especially in warm weather. With this in mind, we had a fun and silly morning playing Holi with colors and spray bottles.

Holi colors are colored powder, mostly corn starch with herbal/vegetable dyes, that we can throw and rub on each other in this Indian celebration of colors. Some of us had hesitant fingers as we touched the strange powder for the first time...








Using our fingers and seeking permission before putting colors on our friends...






Now come the spray bottles! Some kinds of color can be mixed with water and sprayed on each other for extra fun.











Unbridled joy.....
















We need more colors....












All gone....









Happy Holi!
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