Weekly artist series: Week 7 Part 1 A WOMAN’s MOUTH #deKooning #arttherapy

Week 7 Part 1 Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning 1904-1997

That ferocious woman he painted didn’t come from living with me. It began when he was three years old.

– Elaine de Kooning (wife) [source]

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Find a photo of a face.

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Cut out the mouth.

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Around the mouth, draw a de Kooning style figure. Be loose. Be free. Be ugly. It’s therapeutic.

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Tomorrow: Erasing de Kooning.

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