Abrakadoodle Matisse Doodle

Abrakadoodle Matisse Putter

We are all drawn to colour merely none more so than the Fauvists of the early 1900's, who created art that focused more than on powerful colors than on the subjects of their artworks. In French, fauves translates to "wild beasts." Many believe that fauvism grew out of the impressionism movement. The fauvists used wild brush strokes, intense colors and brainchild. Henri Matisse is a favorite artist featured in Abrakadoodle's art program for children. His piece of work, "Women with a Hat" is said to accept given rising to the Fauvism movement. Matisse simply loved art and over his life he experimented with many styles, catastrophe his career with wonderful paper cutouts, which students in Abrakadoodle art classes dearest to explore. Our students create original, Matisse-inspired artworks from their own imaginations.

Andre Derain was another French artist, who was a leading painter with the Fauves. Derain became friends with Matisse. He once said, "The colors were fifty-fifty dynamite cartridges to us." His artwork featured brilliant, flat colors with spontaneous brush strokes. He often painted landscapes.

Encourage your child to create a piece of art that is very colorful. You might add to the creative take a chance by saying, "If you could make your tan colored dog or cat a color, what color or colors would you choose?" Let your child's little inner colour beast out for some high-sounding fun!