27th November 2021 Dr Beena
Hello everyone. Hope wherever you are that you are safe. Each day brings in more unpleasant news. Hence, I thought I would introduce you to something new. I learnt something in my art class. It is called Art Nouveau😊. I had no clue what it was about this art. Our teacher gave a short description and gave us some samples of insects to choose to draw. I chose the humble bumblebee😊.
I will give a short description of Art Nouveau as it is an extensive topic. It came into prominence before WWI. The sinuous curves of plants and flowers like Lillies often inspire this form of art. The art form has inspired interior design, graphic arts, jewellery, furniture, metalwork, ceramics, glass art and textiles. Some famous ones are Lamps by Tiffany, the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Stairway of Petit Palais in Paris, art by Gustav Klimt and the list goes on. Many artisans created jewellery pieces in this art nouveau style.
I did this work using colour pencils. I have two types of bumblebees surrounded by circles which I think look like glass bangles. I feel the smaller green ones can be brooches😊. I guess my imagination is running wild now😊. The difficult task was to create that hair on the bees. I hope I did construct that look finally😊. It was not easy to define the transparency of the wings. Finally, the art teacher suggested that I use some gold paint to make my art pop😊.
I love bumblebees. I find them to be such gentle creatures going about doing their work. I wish there would be more gentleness in this world. I hope I have instilled some curiosity in this relatively unknown area of art. You can learn more about it as it is way too long for me to describe that art. Till the following musings, stay safe😉.
10 thoughts on “The Humble Bumblebee”
Beena, thanks for sharing your lovely art work and thanks for introducing Art Nouveau to us.
Hi Jen
Yea am learning so much on art and always love to share😇😇😇
I absolutely love your bumble bees!
While it is true that sad or bad news and unkind people seem to always make the headlines, I am sure that we don’t need to refer to history books or even the Bible to find out that they have always been part of life. The good and gentle are very much among us and very much so; I like to let it get to me as much as possible.
Yea one of my close friend just spoke to me about that yesterday. She said we have no control over alot of stuff but we can practice to live in peace. I suppose I need to practise that😄😄😄
Your art leaves me spellbound. Super work beena. Always busy as the bumble bee all day long….
I love the bubbles ..they look like soap bubbles… you have been able to capture the beauty of nature in all its fullness and diversity….
Lots of bubbly kisses to bumble bee .. bee na …
I thought they looked like glass bangles😁😁😁
Life imitating art. This rather fearsome bee visits the delicate Maiden jealousy frequently, performing what nature has destined it to do.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ChsnukoeDMQvy9o88
🤣🤣that bee is so busy. Good video Nyuk😉
I like the idea of glass bangles! You always have creative imagination Dr Beena 😍. The hair on the bees look really great too!
Hey thank you teacher😀😀 for always trying to improve my skill. I did eventually enjoy this artwork.