For our long overdue visit this week,
I googled Jim Dine's famous heart paintings
and found this image on
art projects for kids
Watercolor over crayon!
I traced a heart in pencil in the center of
9 x 9 watercolor paper,
then gave each of them a dark crayon to
cover the pencil line by "scribbling".
The idea was to then use different colored crayons
to fill in the shape and a watercolor wash to add "texture".
Here's what happened.
and found this image on
art projects for kids
Watercolor over crayon!
I traced a heart in pencil in the center of
9 x 9 watercolor paper,
then gave each of them a dark crayon to
cover the pencil line by "scribbling".
The idea was to then use different colored crayons
to fill in the shape and a watercolor wash to add "texture".
Here's what happened.
She'd lightly crayoned the inside of the heart with soft warm pastel colors.
Then washed on the blue paint!
Wow!
OK. I helped Barbara with most of this.
I finally got her to cover the green crayon with paint on the upper right,
(and was thrilled when I put her name on it.)
Love this one!
This was her second one.
I told her to just "let go and get crazy! "
Winston worked very quietly and diligently on this the whole session.
I have come to the realization that
we will never know how or why
painting may affect these patients.
The thing I DO know is,
something magical happens when they put a paint brush in their hand!
we will never know how or why
painting may affect these patients.
The thing I DO know is,
something magical happens when they put a paint brush in their hand!
Note:
While researching this topic I found this
wonderful you tube video of heart paintings.
Enjoy!
