Artists and Art Week 16 - Ted Harrison

When I was thinking of artists to highlight during our artists theme, the first that came to mind was Ted Harrison.

image from http://tedharrison.com

 

His paintings are landscapes such as those seen in the Yukon.  His lines and colors are bold and vibrant. By using wavy lines to break up visual space, he creates perspective in a new way. The figures in his work are simplified and his color choices usually unnatural.  There are many of his images to see here and also of course on Google Images.  Bear and I looked at a lot and talked about what she noticed about the serigraphs. 

We mixed up tints of blue, pink, purple, yellow and orange and started painting our lines to make an Arctic landscape.

 Bear's whale with super goggles and a special pillow to keep his glasses from getting wet.  Not sure where all that came from but that is what she was narrating as she painted the figure in the foreground.  It looks like a fisherman to me.  Shh.  Don't tell her.  

Mommy's painting.

We read O Canada illustrated by Ted Harrison.

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