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| "Dot" by Kayla LaBeau |
Sometimes even the simple everyday things are where we find
the most inspiration. The minds eye often wants to find images in things. The
creative mind can see not just the nooks and crannies made by winds and sand
sweeping away bits of it, but instead find castles, and, insects, people, animals
and many other whimsical creatures.
Painted rocks have been found all over the world and are
thousands of years old. Ancient artists painted the people and animals they
saw. While it may be difficult for us to know why aboriginal people painted
what they did, some archaeologists think perhaps the paintings were created to
bring good fortune to a hunt or in a spiritual ritual of some sort. I think
they painted them because it was enjoyable! When my children were young, they
spent hours finding interesting rocks to bring home and paint into colorful
critters.
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| Petroglyphs along Lake Superior, Canada |
It doesn’t take a great artist to create a painted rock,
just some various-sized decent brushes and either acrylic or enamel paint, and
maybe a fixative to preserve them. Some
tools such as palette knives, or other interesting tools would work to give
different effects.
Even if you don’t wish to make painted rocks,
you can probably appreciate the wonderful creativity of some modern artists. Catherine
Chappell of WildArtTreasures has some phenomenally detailed and breath-taking
animals.
Delores Malcomson of IshiGallery
creates beautiful artifacts from River Beach stones and
paints them with acrylic paints with a fixative over them.
So next time you see what you think is a plain, lifeless
rock just lying there, know that within it lies the potential to be something
amazingly artful! - Mariehelena
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| "Trevor" by Kayla LaBeau |
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