"Crazy Art Adventures with Chelsea" Entry #2 - Lisa Carnegie's Picture (Review)

                Hello friends, and welcome to my (Chelsea Santoo's) second blog! Instead of discussing my own artwork, today I will be discussing the artwork of a grade 7 student named Lisa Carnegie. Although many of my questions will be posed directly at the artist, don't feel left out! I'll be asking plenty of questions for you to answer too (don't forget to check out the end of my blog for a cool contest)! Here is a photo of Lisa's amazing oil-pastel drawing:

                Lisa  - I'd like to start off by saying that your picture was like a punch to the face (I mean that in the nicest way possible)! While many other drawings got lost in the massive sea of pictures that were posted, yours really stood out to me! Maybe it's because I really like Skittles! ...Or because I'm attracted to bright colours. And WOW - was that ever colourful!

                When I look at your vibrant drawing, my mind creates a related story about the scene. It starts off as a sunny Saturday day with clear blue skies. A young boy decides to go into his backyard and play alone. He takes a package of Skittles with him, as he is quite hungry. As the boy sits on the grass, he takes a bite of the first red Skittle and BAM! There is flash of light! The sky changes from a mild blue to a bright display of rainbow colours! Suddenly, much like an alien tractor beam, a rainbow forms, that ends surprisingly close to the boy! As he stares at the rainbow, the young boy stands up and says, "Skittles?".

                To the artist: does this picture have a story behind it, explaining it's context? If so, why choose to make a picture that tells a specific story, rather than leaving it more open-ended to the viewer? With that, I'd like to question my readers: what creative story can you make and tell when you look at the scene shown in the picture? Feel free to use your imagination, and take all details into consideration (for example, the texture of the green area at the bottom reminded me of grass, so I mentioned it in my story)!

                To end this blog entry, I'd like to direct your attention to an insignificant little detail that gives me a burning question: why is the person not wearing shoes? I personally think it is because his shoes are white, and his mother made him take them off because she did not want him to get grass stains on them. That may be my opinion, but I see this as a challenge to both the artist, and my readers! Check out the contest details at the end of my blog for details!

                Today's  special shout out goes to the artist herself, Lisa Carnegie! Thank you for drawing such a fun picture - it was a blast to review. You're an excellent artist, so keep thinking, breathing, and creating! We are all artists, in our own unique ways.

That's all for now folks, have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!  :)

... But keep reading for details on a little contest I've set-up for you!

CONTEST DETAILS:

                In the comments section below, create and post a short story of why you think the person in Lisa's picture is not wearing shoes. On April 1st, I will choose what I think is the most creative story, and that person will win the title of "Best Creative Story-Teller  in the Blogosphere!". Make sure you post your short story BEFORE March 31st, 2013 at 11:59 A.M. or it will not be judged! Be creative, spontaneous, and original - there is no wrong answer! Good luck to all my fellow writers!