Butterflies for Kenny #2

In February 2018, I published Butterflies for Kenny, a coloring book that I created for my brother Kenny.  It's available online if you want to buy a copy and play along.  After you color, you can post your art on Instagram at #butterfliesforkenny.  So far, I've gotten a few people to play so you can check their pages out.

Meanwhile, this is my second page - Butterfly #2. 

As you can see, I color both inside and outside of the lines, and encourage others to do so too. ;-) 

This page was inspired by Grant Wood.  Although his most famous piece is American Gothic I fell in love with his simplistic Midwestern landscapes when the Whitney did a show of his work in 2018.  And thought that they would make a perfect background for these butterflies.

Here are links for the book in case you want to join the fun!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/butterflies-for-kenny-pj-lehrer/1127864718

https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-Kenny-PJ-Lehrer/dp/0989742237

And here are my previous butterflies...

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/08/butterflies-for-kenny-1.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/02/butterflies-for-kenny.html

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2020 PJ Lehrer

 

 

Grant Wood 2

Although the exhibit at the Whitney has ended 

I thought I'd post a second set of photos from the Grant Wood collection 

because I really love his work.  

I also wanted a chance to show some more of his depth as an artist.  

The exhibit started with some examples of his decorative work, which as you can see was quite playful.  

It also included some excellent portraits - this one is a self-portrait.  

Here's another one of his lovely impressionist paintings.  

And one of his Norman Rockwell style.  

But I still like his signature style the best.  

It makes me smile.

Here's a link to the previous blog...

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/06/grant-wood-whitney.html

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2018 PJ Lehrer