Open-ended Art: Hans Hofmann

This week's Open-ended Art is based on the works of Hans Hofmann. His style was pretty much an unique blend of Fauvism, Cubism, and Abstract Expressionism. I did not want to do a collage with Sophie because I thought she might like to paint more. And I chose to start with a more "Abstract Expression" and less "Cubism" style with Sophie.



I was looking for a comb everywere in the house for this, but we ended up with a fork instead. And since we were going to use a fork, I thought we could use a spoon as well.



We could not really achieve the same effect as Hans Hofmann in Colour Poem No 6 but I thought Sophie did a good job anyway. And she actually enjoyed the process so it was good enough for me... for now!



The end product took some time to dry because we used a lot of fingerpaint.

End Product I

Curious, I let Sophie do another piece without much intervention. I wanted to know how independent she could be. She relied a lot on my cue to start doing her craft, as if she was waiting for my permission... (Opps, I do tend to be too strict with her).

Sophie's work actually looked better BEFORE she finished it... some of the patterns were lost after she rubbed her hands over the paint. Anyway, still looking good...

End Product II

Do check out Mommies Little Artist for more great ideas by other mummies. I think we would try again tomorrow...