Romero Britto brings the happy!

Our first project of the year, school-wide will be based on the work of Romero Britto, a Brazilian born artist who has found a way to make money doing what he loves.  His work appears on Disney, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, lots of other merchandise, and even on cars!

He has done portraits of many popular people including Martha Stewart, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Michael Jackson. His bold lines and colorful patterns are everywhere!

While Britto is a great artist, he is an even better man.  You can learn more about him in his bio found here. Much of his philosophy of life surrounds helping people wherever he can and sharing his art because "it is too important not to share."

Britto is always working hard to grow as an artist, so that he can use his talent and knowledge to help others in need, especially children.  He has even won a Humanitarian award for the good work he has done to help others.

He is quoted saying,
"Through my art, I try to express the things I would personally like to experience on a daily basis, such as positivity, energy and joy. I don't want to depict events like death and tragedies which we see in the media every day. I wake up every morning with the goal of being a source of hope and inspiration for everyone, including myself. I want to feel good and I hope that this is reflected in my art."
I hope that you have found something that makes you as happy as Britto!

Here is a presentation about Romero Britto.  There is an interview video at the end that is very good.

What do you hope to grow into one day?  What is it that makes you happy?

It's Your Turn!!

Draw a simple portrait of yourself as what you hope to become  or do when you grow older or draw yourself doing what makes you happy.  Keep your lines simple and don't color anything in...yet.  Leave room to add some colorful patterns like Romero Britto.

Here are some of Romero Britto's simpler portraits for inspiration.