![]() We made our own “spray paint”, I mixed some black paint with water, so that we could use the spray head from a cleaning product (the cleaning product, ahem, was not yet finished, else I would have used the bottle too, but you can see in the photos, that we used a jar with paint/water and the spray head). Both children find drawing around the stencil with a pencil hard work (and a little frustrating), so this was the ideal opportunity to use them differently. And about how lots of street art is then covered up again by the council or other artists, or how it simply fades with time (to much disappointment of Red Ted).Ī lot street art these days IS created with stencils and spray cans. I decided the best way to “have a go”, was to use some stencils we were given a while back. I told them about spray paint and about stencils. ![]() I then asked the children how they thought street art was made…. PS I appear to have highlighted a lot of the Black & White street art… we so lots of very colourful art out there too… but those are for another post on Life At The Zoo. Some of Banksy’s art afterall is very similar to Red Ted’s drawings (Banksy – Phone Tap below – he ADORED that! Though the pun on words was lost on him). However, he mainly just loved the actual art itself. He had lots of questions (mainly about “why”?). When I got home, I showed Red Ted our photographs and I told him all about our trip and how we found art on the walls of houses. We discovered little owls and Stewy Squirrels. Pip Squeak found a dressed mannequin on roofs and skeletons in shop windows. We encourage the girls to look all around and discover things. With a huge selection of artists and art. Brick Lane and Shoreditch (London, UK) were a street art tourist’s delight. How did the kids and I look at this? With Pip Squeak the day was more about discovery. We saw a lot of Banksy’s art, as well as a number of other UK artists, such as Stewy and Otto Schade (Osch). I spent a day exploring Banksy’s street art in London, with fellow blogger Me and My Shadow, as well as our girls (Red Ted was visiting Granny). Gosh, it makes me want to jump on a plane and explore it all! Here is a FANTASTIC article all about street art across the world. ![]() New York probably being the best place for exploring Street Art, followed by Berlin in Germany (who will ever forget the Berlin wall, however street art there is now much much more than “just” the remnants of the wall) and of course London, UK. Street art is found in most major cities all over the world. I have long been a fan of street art – amazed at the detail that can be achieved with a spray cans and on a large scale – and often in the dark! This post was first published in Sept 2012 and has been republished for your convenience! The NEXT Kids Get Arty challenge and link up will be on 14th November 2012. (Read all about the day out and Exploring Banksy here) However, as with Banksy, there is often some real art and skill involved and the artists is making a political or social statement, rather than inciting gang issues. Afterall, street art (and graffiti) is illegal and often associated with gangs and gang violence. ![]() Now I know that this is a little controversial. ![]() Here we are looking at the British contemporary street artists, Banksy. Easily one of the largest accounts in this entire list.īut one look over his work and you’ll see why-especially if you’re a big Pokémon fan.Welcome back to Kids Get Arty – where every 2 months, we explore an artists, learn about what they do and have a go ourselves. But gosh darnit, this Instagram is phenomenal!Īnd it seems many others feel the same way since he has over 460k followers at the time of this writing. Maybe it’s the art style or the creative reworking of various Pokémon. Out of all the artists in this list I have to say is my favorite. Whether you’re a new artist or a seasoned pro with years of experience, this list is sure to have plenty to catch your attention. I’ve curated 25 of the most creative colored pencil artists from Instagram all with different backgrounds and styles in their art. If you’ve ever wanted to start drawing with colored pencils then this list is sure to leave you inspired. And you can find dozens of talented artists from all walks of life who specialize in colored pencil art. Traditional mediums like colored pencil really have their own gorgeous flair. That means if you buy something we get a small commission at no extra cost to you( learn more) Resources Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. ![]()
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