Before justifying my reaction, I’d better mention that Ruth Faison Shaw introduced finger painting to art education and, in 1931, patented a non-toxic, gelatinous paint that would be safe for children. Adults decided to try it out, and they--finger painting artists--moved on to donning surgical gloves so they could finger paint with oils, acrylics, soft pastels and just about anything in addition to Ms. Shaw’s finger paint.
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Zaria Forman’s finger painting, “Greenland #66,” on view at the American Embassy in Switzerland through 2017. Soft pastel on paper. (From www.zariaforman.com/; video of artist’s work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQv_VrMYHRw) |
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Iris Scott’s finger painting, “Shakin' off the Blues,” paper print of original oil (From twistedsifter.com/2014/06/fine-art-finger-paintings-by-iris-scott/; artist’s website: www.irisscottfineart.com/) |
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Dennis Velco’s finger painting, “Poppies and Their Buds,” acrylic paint on canvas. (From www.dennisvelco.com/; 1st of 22 videos of artist at work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvUbSvUuens&index=4&list=PL64590AA4B7BDD3AF) |
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The late Jimmie Lee Sudduth’s folk art, finger painting, “The Grimsley House with Tree,” mud and paint on wood. (From www.marciaweberartobjects.com/sudduth.html) |
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Chuck Close’s “Fanny/Fingerpainting,” oil on canvas, which earlier hung in Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. (From www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/chuck-close-fanny-fingerpainting; www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.69637.html) |
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Paolo Troilo’s finger painting “Carnival #3,” acrylic on canvas. (From www.troilo54.com/; video of the artist describing his work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5W8ntRPxc) |
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Hanging scroll "Finger Painting of Eagle and Pine Trees" by Gao Qipei (1660-1734), Shanghai Museum. (From commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GaoQipei-FingerPaintingOfEagleAndPineTrees-ShanghaiMuseum-May27-08.jpg) |
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I’ll end with this painting, because I like it and the strokes and smears are how I remember finger painting. (Painter unknown; from synergysm.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/Fingerpainting_Poster.jpg) |
Background: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerpaint
Examples of other artists whose work is not shown here:
www.fingerpainter.com/
yolandasanchezstudio.com/paintings
In working on my website I stumbled upon this article and just wanted to say thank you for including me and my artwork. I will be soon starting to work on several large series featuring Florida Native wildlife and an Active Lifestyle series as well.
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Dennis Velco
www.DennisVelco.com
St. Petersburg, Florida