In modern times child hood has become a sacred celebrated time in ones life. The sweet carefree innocence of children is cherished. Expectations to grow up, behave, and act like adults have lessened. In these artworks below the children are dressed more like children and are in relaxed, non restricting positions. They are as they are in real life, not as they are expected to act, as in paintings of the past.
"I try to capture the tenderness, the vigor that children have. . . but I don't want cute." - Madeline Cohen
- This quote was from my interview. Madeline Cohen, an artist of the modern period, shows us what it is like for an artist who is trying to capture the image of a child.
- Madeline told me that to create a child in art you have to keep in mind that the proportions of body parts in children and adults are different.
- she told me that you cant just create a mini adult, you have to adjust the proportions to create that physically appealing aspect that young children poses.
- This quote was from my interview. Madeline Cohen, an artist of the modern period, shows us what it is like for an artist who is trying to capture the image of a child.
- Madeline told me that to create a child in art you have to keep in mind that the proportions of body parts in children and adults are different.
- she told me that you cant just create a mini adult, you have to adjust the proportions to create that physically appealing aspect that young children poses.
"A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men."
-Martin Farquhar Tupper
-Martin Farquhar Tupper
"One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood."
-Agatha Christie
-Agatha Christie
This modern painting dhows nothing but the sweet innocence of this little girl.