Monet and Me
Art, you might say, is in my blood. My mom was an artist and my brother and one of my sisters have some artistic talents. I can’t draw or paint, but I was certainly raised with an appreciation of the great artists in history. Paintings in particular interest me; I find myself fascinated by color in nature and often wonder how I could reproduce those on a canvas (as if!). Maybe someday I’ll take a watercolor course or something. Anyway, here’s a thread to post your forest art!
Labels: art forest trees
posted by Mrs. Scherer @ 9:48 AM
6 Comments:
i know what you mean by how everything just blends and looks harmonized in nature paintings
That picture is very interesting. It looks alot like a burnt sapling covered with ketchup and mustard. I like to draw but I could never do something that could without getting bored(or frustrated), stopping half-way through, and not coming back to it for a long time(if ever), so I feel your pain. I still like art though.
I borrowed this picture from a Mommy website on straw painting. I'm not sure of the technique but I love the result.
Art pertaining to nature has always heavily intrigued me. Personally and truthfully, I've always feel a slight sense of comfort and serenity in dealing with the subject.
Sometimes, Anonymous, art nature can be comforting, but I recall during my junior college days seeing a painting of leaves that was quite...disturbing. The colors were dark and it looked like the vine was feeding on human flesh. I guess mortality was the theme. It both fascinated and repelled me.
I think that each piece of art reflects an artists mood and personality. Whether it be a drawing or a painting on a canvas, each stroke, line, and color, is there for a reason. Why is the tree black? Different colors symbolize different things. Each piece of art expresses an artists individuality and while I admire their techniques, it is often hard to find the meaning behind their work. However, that is why they are the artist and not me! I do like it though!
Megan Olsen
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