Materials
Chart paper, 12x18" drawing paper, black paint, 1" flat brushes, water cans, sponges and paper towels
Resources
Reproductions of paintings using lines (Kline and Stella)
Distribute paper and 1" flat brushes. Each group of four students will share a cup of black paint, a sponge, and a can of water. Remind students that they will be creating a non-objective painting using black lines.
- How can you use lines to create an interesting composition? (vary the lines, use the entire sheet of paper, overlap, leave big and small spaces of white paper, have the lines touch the edges of the paper...)
Display student work. Invite students to view the work.
- How are our paintings similar to the paintings of Kline and Stella?
- How are they different?
- Ask students to identify paintings that have: varied lines, one type of line, overlapping, white spaces, lines touching the edges of the paper, lines floating in the middle...
In preparation for the next lesson, the students should identify at least ten different colors they see in their classroom. They should record the object and the color in their notebooks.