1st grade

Shiny ValentineThe OBJECTIVES are to:Learn about the artist Jim Dine.

Materialsaluminum foil -

(the box of foil is in the big closet)5x7 sturdy backing (board)colored sharpie markersglue stickblue tape

Class Periods - 1

Set Uppre cut the backing board to 5x7have pieces of foil cut to about 7x9Option - you can prepare the foil/board for the kids

Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

Show the Jim Dine slides. He is an American Pop artist,

used a lot of common images in his art, but is best

known for his heart paintings. His creative style is one

students can really appreciate as he liked to experiment

with colors.

1. A sturdy backing is needed for the aluminum foil drawing. Old

matte board is good, but any smooth chip board would do. Cut

the board into 5" x 7" rectangles.

Tear or cut a rectangle of aluminum foil about 7" x 9" for each

student. The students cover one side of the board in glue, and

then center and wrap the foil around it with the shiniest side

out. Use tape to secure in place

3. Students draw one large heart in the middle of the card -

trying to FILL THE SPACE.

4. Draw 3 or 4 straight lines from edge to edge that dissect the

card. All the sections that are made from this are to be colored

in with different color Sharpie markers. Color so you don’t see

the SILVER of the foil.

Procedureprint this to teach by

                              

Jim DineJim Dine•Jim Dine is an American painter who was born in 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

•Dine likes to choose a single theme or subject and work in a series.

In this series, Dine uses the

heart as a theme.

Notice how he varies the COLORS…

LINES…

TEXTURE…

and BALANCE in each work of art.

                            

              

Sometimes he only paints ONE heart…

sometimes TWO…

and sometimes he paints DOZENS!

                         

                          

                                                                                                           

                            

Student example of what we will create today.

student work

vocabulary