CREATIVE ART
Hope you enjoyed doing thumb art last month.
The festival of Holi is a special time that signals the end of winter and the coming of spring. It is called the festival of colors because bright colors symbolize energy, life and joy.
Both children and adults do lots of mischievous fun. Colored powder made from rice is thrown on people. People are also soaked with colored water. Color is everywhere, decorating houses, on floats, and at fairs.
Memory drawing
Memory drawing is where you memorize a picture and then draw it.
Here are some useful tips that will help children draw any picture beautifully.
- First memorize your topic and sketch lightly with pencil. Then improve on it carefully to complete the final drawing.
- Start with the main figures, followed by those that are, at a distance and finally, fill in the background.
- While drawing human figures, start with the face.
- Draw the main figures large. Those at a distance should be proportionately smaller than the main figures.
- Draw the main figures from the front, from one side or at a three quarter angle, but never from the back.
- Overlapping figures help to form a tighter composition.
- Draw each person with a different posture.
Competition information and Rules
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There are two topics for the competition. You can choose any one or do both
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Memory drawing on how you will celebrate your Holi festival or
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Memory drawing on how you will enjoy your spring break
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Winners will be selected in three age categories:
3 to 5 years / 6 to 9 years / 10 to 15 years
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Write your name, age and contact information on your drawing sheet. Parents, please do not help. Let your child’s in-built creativity come out by itself.
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Send your entries by March 31 to Shyama’s Art - 10217 N. Woodmere road, Tampa, FL 33617
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Winners name will be printed in this column in May
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If you have any questions please feel free to call me or email me. Check Shyama’s Art on Facebook for more art.
Congratulations to the winners from January
We received 25 entries from January Art contest. All of them were nice. It was hard to make a decision.
Winners from the January art competition are:
3 to 5 years – Tie between Veda Sheth and Devika Nair.
6 to 8 years – Tie between Angshuman Talukdar and Trisha Bhathivi.
9 to 12 years – Sojeet Sharma.
Remember: When it’s from HEART, its ART.
Shyama Rangwala can be reached at (813) 843-6784, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.shyamshyama.com or check Shyama’s Art on Facebook.
