Inspired by Jim Dine: Texture Hearts

Student artwork, shown above.

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Jim Dine was born on June 16, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is an American painter and sculptor, whose artworks are considered Pop Art. He draws, paints and sculpts every day objects such as tools, clothing, hearts, and more recently images of Pinocchio.  His colors are both very bright and expressive and he is most well known for his heart art! Hearts have been a part of Dine’s work since the mid-1960’s.  Many of his paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures are of hearts.

Jim Dine was the inspiration for our heart-themed project. First we traced our hearts using a tracer and subdivided our paper into sections. Next we used texture plates and crayons to create areas of texture. Our last step was to paint over our texture with watercolor. These first-graders did an excellent job!

 

The Month of June #5 by Jim Dine