ely weekly news

Have been informed that our article should appear in this weeks edition of the Ely Weekly News. Ironically I found out from one of our new arrivals that we had in fact appeared in last Thursdays edition of the Cambridge Evening News. I'm afraid I didn't get to see the paper so I am not sure whether a picture of any of our little painters got published, but if it did this could obviously raise the sale value of their masterpieces ;-D

penguins and polar bears

A big thank you to those of you who attended the first taster session, and I think you will agree a lot of fun was had by all. I was very impressed with the creativity of all the little painters and look forward to seeing many more works of art from them. As you know the theme for that session was penguins and polar bears and I have been looking hard at the next sessions theme. I am pleased to announce that it will be "Australia", and to get an idea please see some of the pictures in a previous post.

If all goes to plan, I might even be setting the mood so that we are all working with traditional aboriginal music playing in the background.

As you will know we also had a visit from the Ely Weekly News, and their photographer took many pictures. For those parents who would like to know, unfortunately we will not be appearing in this weeks paper (due to a busy news week!) but hopefully we might make it in the following weeks edition. If I get any more information on this I will let you all know as soon as I do.

Look forward to seeing you all in the next session!

picture examples #2

Here we have another two fine examples of art work that have been produced by little people and both very effective in their own way. The first picture is an abstract and is a completely composed from the imagination of the artist. I haven't enquired as to the little painter's take on their abstract piece however I personally think that the picture depicts a busy Christmas street scene ....and hey look, that's Santa in the doorway!
The picture is part wash and is quite intriguing.


For the next picture, although not exactly abstract, has been painted in a very loose and free manner, which given the vibrant use of colour works fantastically well.

The use of different sizes of fish give the picture that extra dimension, and the lovely crisp white bubbles just brings the scene to life.

I think the fish look very well cared for and happy. Well done to the little painter who created this masterpiece!

picture examples #1

The first couple of pictures were created very soon after looking at real world examples of aboriginal art with the child. For the very first picture, supervision was required due to the age of the child. The shapes were created by reusing everyday items (such as a jar top) and the results are actually excellent considering that it was created by a child of 14 months old.

The way in which this child has kept the shapes spaced uniformly and in circular movements with guidance works particularly well, as does their imperfect blurring at the top which kind of adds to the effect (an almost cloud-like red sky).

The next picture required slightly more mentoring and was created by a 4 year old child. It put together a few different art techniques, which required a period of drying. This period was the hardest part of the picture since the child was extremely keen to continue :) so we therefore began work on another piece and once finished returned back it once it was totally dry. Again the picture uses and perfects similar techniques that was gained from the first picture and is slightly more intricate and colourful. This time as you might be able to see, the artwork is not abstract and forms an image. Can you see what it is is yet!

This final picture for today was incredibly simple for the child to create since it used and helped improve their skill in cutting card, and felt pieces and bringing the composition together. Their handprints work particularly well as wings, and I generally find that getting messy is usually the favorite part of drawing and painting sessions. Using and experiencing their sense of touch and being creative opens their mind to lots of interesting possibilities and is a great mechanism of expression.

Great fun was had in making these pictures and as I hope you agree the results were fantastic! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

coming soon - art gallery!

Very soon I shall upload various examples of artwork created during Little Painter trial sessions.

Keep an eye out for these to get an idea of some of the projects that will be undertaken.