Matisse

When Henri was an old man he made cutout pictures as well as painting.   Since he was sick so often he had to spend lots of time in bed.  It was easier to cut out pictures than use a paint brush!  
Here’s how Henri made his cutouts:

1.First his assistants painted sheets of paper.

2. Then Henri cut out shapes.

3.Henri would change the way they were arranged on the paper.

4.The last step was to paste the cutouts down on paper.

Matisse always tried to layer the pieces he cut out.  Layer means placing one piece over another.  

Even though Henri made most of his cutouts from bed, he used his memory to get his ideas.