I did a blog on polka dots; however this one is on a particular style of dots, called pointillism. The short definition of pointillism is painting a picture with dots. The dots themselves can be spread out, close together, random, overlapping, organized, one size, small to large, and/or various sizes. The dots can be round, or they can be odd shaped, as when one paints with the side of a paint brush.
This U. S. flag done in pointillism is an example of both organized and random dots, which is pictured on postcards.
The kayak scene, on a postcard, involved a lot of random and overlapping dots. It was inspired by a kayaking lesson that my husband took.
The pointillism, on the butterflies tank top, was made by single sized dots in a very organized manner with no overlapping. It gives a lace like look.
Pointillism can be used as an outline, as shown on the morning glory flower, on wedding invitations. It can be used to give elegant attention to an outline design.
Pointillism can also be big and bold, like on these fun and colorful birthday invitations:
I like various styles of pointillism, and I like the affect. My favorite type to paint is lots of random dots with colorful paint markers; it goes much faster.
Do you like pointillism? What is your favorite pointillism picture?
Check out more pointillism paintings by CherylsArt at Zazzle.
Cheryl Paton
CherylsArt shares family friendly designs printed on tshirts, mugs, stationery, and more. Most of these products are from my CherylsArt store on Zazzle. https://www.zazzle.com/store/CherylsArt. Find my coloring books, scrapbook paper books, notebooks and more, on my author page on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/author/cherylpaton.
Fantastic. I just love your pointillism art.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rhonda, I appreciate it.
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