In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the 2nd graders worked with images from Cincinnati artist Jim Dine as inspiration! Jim Dine was known well for his paintings of hearts, said to be done because he loved his wife so much! The lesson began with a discussion of Jim Dine and his use of color, our emphasis was on warm and cool colors. Each student was given one piece of cardboard. On the cardboard, students drew a heart using a Sharpie, and outlined it with glue and laid a piece of yarn on top. The students then put a large piece of aluminum foil on top of it all, able to feel the yarn, giving the work an embossed feeling. Students use a black Sharpie to divide the spaces using strong art lines (straight, curvy, curly and zig zag which is prior knowledge to them). The foreground (inside of the heart) is completed using warm colored Sharpies, where the background (outside of the heart) is completed using cool colored Sharpies. What a fun way to incorporate a local artist, holiday and new mediums for the little artists!
Arty On!
Arty On!
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