Monday, April 2, 2012

Inspiration for Art

Last week I had a lecture on collecting. The thing that fascinated me was not the collections themselves, but how they were displayed. Some of the pieces seemed to be nothing without the creative way in which they were displayed. I showed my 10 year old son a piece that displayed toys such as cars and planes on a painted scene. He is so sentimental and was so inspired by the piece that he asked to use my paints and make his own. Then he placed his favorite toys on the painting. I am so excited to see kids get excited and inspired to produce their own art. Here's Matthew's piece:

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