PAINTING

When you talk about culture in general, you can not  disregard the fine arts, which are, after all the best method of expression that children use instinctively in the first years of their lives.

Aside the therapeutic purpose that is already described in our class for Art therapy we have thought of a workshop for children in which they can explore the profound connection between painting and nature. The class is structured on three levels based on the three different types of materials we study: paper, wood and stone. As our painter Mrs. Marina Fantera says, the stone has already a’ soul ‘ in it that you have only to pull out. All of a sudden  fawns, owls, fish, dogs, cats and bears appears…all simply outlined with a few strokes of colors and suggested by the form of the stone itself. Here is the place where you can give space to the child’s creativity and to all of the emotions  he associates with these animals he meets on a daily basis. The use of color educates him about beauty and harmony, feeding his young soul. At the end of the class we will organize a show of the works of the young  artists, a moment of happiness and a way to share feelings of joy with the adults.