Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler
At a time when girls were taught to sit still learn their manners and color inside the lines Helen Frankenthaler colored her reds blues and yellows any which way she chose Helen never wanted to follow the rules
When her mother called her to the dinner table Helen continued painting watercolors of the sunset shining through the apartment window
Instead of going to bed Helen filled the sink with water She dribbled in drops of ruby red nail polish and watched the color flow When she let the water out she loved to watch the color swirl into shapes
