What about the second stage? That is, when a painting attracts children's attention, should we say something? Or continue to let children play freely?
Standing in front of a favorite painting, what should we look at? Look at the composition, color, light and shadow, brush strokes.
? Let's take Vermeer's The Milk Maid as an example.
This painting depicts the daily life of Dutch citizens in the17th century. A simple kitchen, a strong maid pouring milk. Simple composition, clear figure outline, thick color and strong texture. At this time, children can be guided to appreciate this masterpiece carefully according to composition, color, light and shadow, and brush strokes; Let the children discover the beauty of this painting with their eyes.
? Vermeer boldly and luxuriously used strong colors such as yellow, blue, green, white and red to make the picture powerful and unpretentious.
? Vermeer painted various textures with superb skills, such as rough and broken bread, which made us see as if the bread had just been baked. What technology can be used to show this? Vermeer first painted the yellow pigment on the bread very thick, and then painted a layer of colored oil on the pigment to let their luster penetrate into the uneven cracks. Finally, he used his famous highlight technology to point out some white and yellow dots on the bread. So I painted that vivid and charming luster.
Vermeer also successfully and vividly demonstrated the effect of sunlight dancing on objects. He used fine brushstrokes and color dots similar to impressionist stippling to describe the areas exposed to sunlight, especially the high-light areas, which were extremely real. etc ......
? Let's take a look at Connor's memories of Montfontein.
Connor is an outstanding French landscape painter. The Memory of Meng Fontaine is one of his masterpieces. The painter described this quiet and beautiful rural landscape according to his memories of traveling in Montfontein in northern France when he was young.
? The frame of this painting is not big. Although it is famous, few people stop at the Louvre. You can enjoy it quietly and carefully. In the quiet forest lake, a woman and two girls are happily picking. The movement of the woman in the red skirt holding her head up and chest out is very dynamic, which makes the picture of the quiet morning full of vitality. The overall picture is a hazy gray-green tone, showing a looming morning light, creating a foggy air perspective effect on the lake. Standing in front of the painting, I was amazed at such a real and hazy brushwork. The whole picture is like a vague impression in memory and a dream.
? The most basic function of art to society is to beautify life and aesthetic education. There are various forms of works of art, and each successful work has its own outstanding style and characteristics. Feel the intuitive image of art works first. At this time, there is no need to emphasize the connotation and philosophy of works of art for the time being. Let children learn to observe from many angles and know how much painstaking efforts and necessary efforts the painter has made for an excellent work. Children who have studied painting can better understand that there is no shortcut to success.