Key Art Words

SKETCHING	CONTOUR
PENCIL	CHALK
PASTELS	CHARCOAL
ART HISTORY	ART APPRECIATION
ART CRITICISM	AESTHETICS
EDGES AND INTERIORS OF FORMS	CONTINUOUS AND SEARCH LINE
VOLUME	ILLUSION OF SPACE
OVERLAPPING	THIN AND THICK LINES

EXPRESSIVE LINES	PATTERN
TEXTURE – TEXTURAL PATTERN	EXPRESSING EMOTION
Quality of line	Implied lines – edges of buildings, boxes, objects

Nervous energy

Emotional quality of line

Heavy, dark lines emphasize and communicate loss and despair

Lines can give an exciting sensation, 

Vertical lines – strong and bold

Curved lines – rhythmic and graceful

Bold pattern Repetition Different lines create different sensations

Horizontal lines  – calm and restful

Shiver with motion

Joan Miro’s paintings contain playful, colorful organic shapes

Poem paintings with written texts

Poem paintings with written texts

Now do you want an explanation of all these…stay tuned for the next inserts in the blog.