Celebrating the commonplace. (painting desserts and Teddy bears; includes related article on Wayne Thiebaud)

From: School Arts | Date: February 1, 1992| Author: | Copyright information

What child can resist painting a still life if the subject is cherry pie and pineapple upside down cake? Who wouldn't enjoy learning to paint in impasto, the whipped cream oozing from a chocolate eclair? Drawing a plate in perspective can be fun when it contains chocolate chip cookies. Learning to draw a cube is painless when it is a chunk of devil's food cake. Transforming brushstrokes into coconut or chocolate sprinkles creates a special magic. So why not create a painting of the sweets we eat, the delectable desserts, the consumer's confections?

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