What do Australian Aborginals and a French painter have in common? Dots! Georges Seurat was a French painter who lived in the late 1800’s. He is known for developing a type of painting called pointillism. But way before him, people in Australia were painting with sticks and quills. What pointillism means is using small dots of color instead of brush strokes to make a picture. It really works a lot like pixels, or even cross stitch, but on a bigger scale and without a grid. And what that means for kids is that it’s a fun new way to paint. … Continue reading →