Discussion: Pattern, Stripes and stars
To have a pattern with stripes, they must repeat.
Where do we find stripes? what animals have stripes?
Do tree’s have stripes? where are they?
Horizontal, this word means side to side or across.
Show Warhol’s work of the stripes tree with stars
What do you think of this piece?
Does it remind you of anything?
Where do we find stars?
look at this print of Warhol's:
Andy Warhol
(August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987),
Born Andrew Warhola
An American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker
leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
After a successful career as a commercial illustrator,
During this time he created holiday prints for Tiffany's
Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter
He was also filmmaker, record producer, author,
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films.
He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame."
The Andy Warhol Museum exists in memory of his life and artwork.
The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is $100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises.
Died during routine gallbladder surgery in 1987
PROJECT
For this project we are only going to paint STRIPES with our color:
Step1: using your paint brush, paint one stripe on the bottom of your page
Step 2: paint the next color on top of the first but make it slightly smaller on both sides
Step3: paint the next color on top of the first but make it slightly smaller on both sides
step 4; paint the next color on top of the first but make it slightly smaller on both sides
Step5: paint the last stripe at the very top, this stripe should be the smallest
Step6: add stars to each of your stripes
Step7: add one star on top
MATERIALS:
Liquid watercolor in five colors: red, blue, pink, green and purple
Paint brushes
metallic sticker stars
