Black History Month: Dancing Lady

Black history month projects can also give a nod to noted artists who live a bit south of us, like Bernard Hoyes from Jamaica.

This tutorial not only simplifies some of his graceful dancing ladies, but is a good exercise in filling a whole sheet of paper, as the head, arms and dress must all touch the sides to get the right proportion.

FOLLOW UP PROJECT

Now it’s easy to make a classroom mural to celebrate the creative work of African American artist Lois Mailou Jones.

All you need to do is purchase a Lois Mailou Jones Mural template from my PDF Shop, have each student color a page, and then tape or glue it back together according to included directions.

It makes a special work of art for your classroom, and because everyone takes part, a collaborative experience as well.

MATERIALS

• Draw a Dancing Lady PDF
• Drawing paper*
• Black marker*
• Crayons* or oil pastels

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