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Meet the Artist. By Jackie Lind January 25, 2007. ©2007 musee-virtuel. Painting with George Seurat. Who am I? I am a French painter I lived in Paris When were you born? I was born on December 2, 1859. ©2007 Namen der Kunst. My Style of Painting. Pointillism Science within painting
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Meet the Artist By Jackie Lind January 25, 2007 ©2007 musee-virtuel
Painting with George Seurat • Who am I? • I am a French painter • I lived in Paris • When were you born? • I was born on December 2, 1859 ©2007 Namen der Kunst
My Style of Painting • Pointillism • Science within painting • Mixing of colors • Small dots
Beginning My Work of Art • Draw first • Pure color • Beautiful colors
Creating My Work of Art • “Dots” of small color • “Dots” very close together • No mixing of color • Primary colors Red, Yellow, Blue
The Masterpiece © 2007 daveey.netapt.com/art/pics/seurat.jpg
Fun Facts • George Seurat believed that allowing the paint color to flow into another color created a dirty tone. • The creation of very small dots of color is the mixing of colors itself. • George Seurat died at the early age of 31 © 2007 willowbrookacres.com/seurat.jpg © 2007 www.gym-landau.de/kunsterz/seurat.jpg © © 2007www.gigliwood.com/mentos/seurat.jpg
What do you know about Seurat? • Where did he live? • What type of art did he create? • What are the primary colors? • Did he like to mix colors while the brush was wet? • Did he paint on a clean sheet or draw first?
Work Cited • http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Emerson/seurat.html bibliography • http://www.artelino.com/articles/georges_seurat.asp • www.georges-seurat.com/images/artist/7.jpgpicture of George Seurat • www.musee-virtuel.com/docs/seurat/seine-jatte.jpgpicture of sailboat/water • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_color