I was scrambling right before Valentine's Day to find a short and easy project to allow some of my 6th graders to finish their previous assignment before starting a new project with the rest of the class. I don't usually do holiday themed artwork (it just goes against everything I am as an art teacher), but this project was PERFECT because it was 1) something the students could work on relatively independently, 2) something quick, and 3) the students would be introduced to a little Pop Art history through the artist Jim Dine!
The students first painted their paper using just about every paint color I have. I urged them to experiment with mixing color on their paper and to relax and be a little messy with the painting. Once the paint was dry, the students then used black or white paint to create the heart, with the original colors as the positive space, and the white/black as the negative space.
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