Synopses & Reviews
If you wanted to make a painting about how you like to swim, or of your friends, or about what you did last summer, would you feel comfortable doing it?
In this groundbreaking book for young artists, basketball superstar Patrick Ewing and an experienced art educator team up to create an interactive book that encourages youngsters to express themselves through paint. Ewing has long been a role model for kids because of his enormous success as a hoopster, dominating the painted area of the court. As this book reveals, he is also an accomplished painter whose landscapes were reproduced on two Private IssueTM by DiscoverTM credit cards.
Unlike other books that explain exactly how to paint a person or an object, this book inspires children to be creative-to show experiences or feelings through the medium of paint. Ewing and Louis emphasize that in painting the process of thinking and discovering is more important than the actual depiction. The authors help children discover what they can do with paint by explaining how to mix primary colors, change the consistency of paint, use brushes for special effects, and much more. But the principal focus is to encourage kids to get ideas for their paintings from meaningful events in their own lives and ask themselves such questions as "How do I get to school?" or "What fierce or friendly animals do I know?" Throughout the book, which is illustrated with paintings by children, Ewing offers words of encouragement, and he gives an account of his life "in the paint." There is also a wonderful guide for parents and teachers that provides advice on how to help kids become confident, self-sufficient painters, to foster their creativity, and excite them about the pleasures of painting.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Synopsis
Basketball superstar/artist Patrick Ewing has teamed up with an art educator to
create an interactive book that will inspire young artists to express themselves
through paint.
Patrick Ewing has long been a role model for kids because of his enormous success
as a hoopster, but he is also an accomplished artist whose landscapes were reproduced
on two Private Issue by Discover credit cards. In this innovative book for 7- to
10-year-olds, Ewing and Louis encourage children to express their feelings and
experiences through paint. They emphasize that in painting, the process of thinking
and experimenting is more important than the actual depiction.
The topics covered include where to paint, supplies, first colors, mixing primary
colors, and portraits. The authors inspire kids to make paintings that are meaningful
to them by asking such questions as ÒHow do I get to school?Ó or ÒWhat fierce or
friendly animals do I know?Ó Throughout the book, which is illustrated with paintings
by kids, Ewing offers words of encouragement. There is also a wonderful guide for
parents and teachers that provides advice about how to help kids paint and encourage
their creativity. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Patrick Ewing, upon graduation from college, where he majored in fine arts, joined the
New York Knickerbockers. Among his honors was his selection as one of the 50 Greatest
Players in NBA History. Linda L. Louis is an art educator who teaches youngsters at
the Village Community School and art teachers at Columbia University Teachers College,
both in New York City.
60 illustrations in full color