Profusion Art: September 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

LESSON 6

Lesson 6: Pumpkin Decorating Fest

Pumpkin: drawn, painted with acrylics, and detailed in black ink

"Spooky Jack" Paint a profusion of Halloween art on a Jack-o-lantern

This lesson is pure Halloween fun. You get a pumpkin to decorate, four Halloweenish patterns, and a page of big and little Halloween shapes to draw and use (or trace and use, as necessary). You can use the basic patterns, the quilt patterns, and any of the other patterns we’ve had to decorate your pumpkin in any way you like. You can even make up your own patterns. Have fun being creative!

Assignment: Copy, paste, and print the pumpkin, then decorate it as explained above.

You are welcomed to send me a copy of your pumpkin to post on the profusionart blog!

Found below, are the pumpkin, the Halloween shapes, and the instructions for four new Halloween squares. Following those are three more examples of decorated pumpkins.

Copy and paste, enlarge, and print this pumpkin; then decorate

Use these shapes as desired; print, trace, or manipulate on your computer

Below are the four new design squares. Draw the squares to use for future artwork.

Use these lines of art to carry and move the eye around in your picture

This versatile vine pattern can be used to fill large areas or pull sections together

This type of pattern can use any small shape. Or, make the shapes without borders

This is a great filler, or it can be used as a divider of compartments to fill with good things

The following are my example designs.

Use your imagination and ENJOY!

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Several years ago I did some research for a college term paper on the combined use of art and writing as therapy for illness and depression. I learned that writing, or journaling, uses the left side of the brain and helps us map out and make sense of life’s experiences. It also allows us to unburden ourselves as if to a friend. I learned that doing art, in this case expressive art, uses the right side of the brain to create pictures that further help us express our emotions—especially emotions we find hard to put into words. I was surprised to learn that art and writing, combined, proved to be even more effective in treating depression and stress than medication. As I looked at the expressive artwork of the test patients, I could see that some of them found artwork to be natural and others found it to be awkward. It got me thinking how nice it would be to offer all people a little jump-start in the form of picture choices they might put together into a collage of self-expression. With a few art tips, anyone, artist or not, can fly with expressive art and replace a moment of sadness or boredom with pure fun. So, my “Profusion Art” was born.

If you are interested in reading a condensed version of my term paper, including sited references in smaller print, click on the picture of the brain above.
by Marie Scott