Grade 5

Gr 5 Mixed Media Tools

Grade 5 has honed their drawing skills this year! What better way to show off their skills than with Jim Dine style mixed media works! Students did careful observational drawings of a selection of tools. Next they used wet on wet watercolor technique to create the landscape backgrounds. The final step was to carefully cut out the tools and incorporate them into the landscape.

“Born in Ohio in 1935, Dine grew up working at a family-owned hardware store. Upon moving to New York in 1959, he immediately became part of the avant-garde art scene. At the time, many other artists responded to the broader culture with deadpan popular imagery; meanwhile, Dine created a unique style, electing to combine elements from popular culture with personal content. Using this as a guiding principle, he then selected images to represent both his inner self and his artistic persona. Eventually these images, including hearts, clothing, and tools, reached iconic status in his art.”

http://www.tandempress.wisc.edu/tandem/gallery/dine/dine.htm