Sunday, March 18, 2012

Inspired by Rothko



I love Rothko, I try to teach who he is and what he has done. The easiest way is to copy his works of art, his colour’s fields  and compositions. With soft pastels start creating fields of colour on white, black or colored cardboards. The colour can be blended with your fingers, or with a brush dipped in baby oil. We should try not to mix the color fields, rather to color within the rectangles. The completed drawing is fixed with fixative spray or hairspray.















Here some paintings of Rothko, just for inspiration:




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5 comments:

  1. MissMarch 24, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    Great idea- I would never have thought to use chalk pastel for Rothko's work! I also like his paintings very much.

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  2. EmaMarch 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    That's amazing! I love Rothko too and I think that this work is really beautiful.

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  3. UnknownDecember 30, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Ma che bellini. Tramandare l'arte ai bambini divertendosi è la miglior cosa, davvero una bella idea! Complimenti ;)

    Tante belle cose.

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    1. Miriam PaternosterDecember 30, 2012 at 6:47 PM

      Grazie Laura! Grazie del tuo commento! fammi sapere se anche tu hai un blog o altro per tenersi in contatto!! Buon anno!!!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 2, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    Thanks for this! I really wanted to do a Rothko lesson after my kindergarteners did a unit on color, but couldn't figure out a good way for them to blend colors. I never thought of pastels!

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