Jim Dine Radiating hearts kindergarten art lesson

Jim Dine Radiating Hearts

Here is another idea I found on Pinterest. I just changed it a bit to fit the needs of my kindergartners.

 I introduced the lesson with showing pictures of Jim Dine's heart paintings.  

I then showed the children how to make a paper heart out of construction paper. They glued the heart onto the center of a 9" x 9" white multi-media piece of paper. 

They added a highlight with oil pastels and then continued to add various lines around their heart. 

 This took one, 50 minute class period. 

 The next step was to paint watercolors over the oil pastels. 

Love these, especially for Valentine's Day! 

Jim Dine oil pastel watercolor paintings 1st grade

Jim Dine oil pastel watercolor resist painting

My demonstration video 

I don't remember where I saw this original idea. I've been doing it for years.  If you know please let me know. 

I introduced the heart paintings created by Jim Dine. We discussed his many hearts and I explained to the children that he is from Cincinnati Ohio.  Students are excited to hear this since we are only about thirty miles from the city. 

I gave students a 3 1/2" x 4" square piece of construction paper and taught them how to make a heart. 

Students then folded their 12" x 18" multi media paper into six boxes and traced their hearts in the centers. 

Students took oil pastels and created various designs in each heart. We discussed the many options such as using warm and color colors and patterns. 

Don't forget to blend!

The next class students painting watercolors in each box.

 I love these. This project took two, fifty minute classes. 

Kindergarten Jim Dine Heart Collages

Jim Dine Kindergarten Heart Collages

I found this idea on http://drawthelineat.blogspot.com/2013/01/colorful-heart-collage.html. I just changed it a bit. 

On the first day I showed students the many heart paintings by Jim Dine. I also showed the students the sculpture he created of Pinocchio that is outside the Cincinnati Art Museum. Our school is about thirty  miles from Cincinnati so I always like to show art around our community. Jim Dine was  born in Cincinnati so the children are excited to hear this. 

We then created our background using tissue paper squares and Mod Podge (you can also just use glue and water). The children love doing this because it is messy and different from what they are used to working with. I have brushes I only use for these activities, although soaking the brushes in hair conditioner softens them back up. 

On day two we discussed complementary colors. I  allowed students to pick two complementary colored 4 1/2" x 6" squares of cut construction paper. Step by step I showed the students how to make a heart on both pieces(we kept the papers together). This took awhile! Students then glued the pieces onto their tissue paper collages. 

Students decorated their hearts with oil pastels.  We reviewed various lines and how to make the hearts look like they have motion. I'm still not sure which ones I like better, the ones where they just used black or where their used multiple colors. 

The children loved their collages and were so proud of them.