LINE WITH MIRO

Discussion: line:
What is line?
Why do we need it in art?
How does it change or lives everyday?
Use dry erase board as visual show all different lines
Talk about where we see them in nature.

Read Harold and the purple crayon or another book that illustrates line

Artist: Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Spanish painter, sculpture
Born to the families of a goldsmith and watchmaker,
1920 moved to Paris, France. He was influenced by the poets and writers,
he painted in sharp line, organic forms and flattened picture planes
He would dream about his paintings
He would see the shapes on the ceiling

PROJECT: Create a Miro inspired artwork with finger painting
Step1: finger paint with black paint use only line
Thick line
Thin line
Curved line
Zig Zag Line
Crooked line
Sharp line
Step2: fill in your background (around your lines) with colors
Step3: wash your hands

MATERIALS:
black paint finger style
Watercolors
White paper