What is line? A point in motion. Varied widths and lengths. Line has the capability of infinite variety.

Why is line important? What other reasons can you think of ? The artist uses line to describe shape. We recognize shape by line. Line shows direction and movement. Line can create emotion in a work of art. What other reasons can you think of ?

Paul Klee: Rising Sun

Franz Kline: New York, N.Y.

Jean Michel Basquiat: Untitled

Vincent van Gogh: Tree Roots and Trunks

Cy Twombly: Untitled

Pablo Picasso

Line can be found EVERYWHERE…..

Line has served artists as a basic tool ever since cave dwellers drew with charred sticks on the cave walls.

Now, lets experiment….

Contour line drawing

Outline the shape of the shoe Outline the shape of the shoe. Add all the edges, seams, and designs that you see.

From the January 2004 issue of Arts & Activities Magazine. Who Let The Shoes Out? Shoes...they’re everywhere, in every size, shape, color and style imaginable. To Andy Warhol, an industrious advertising artist, drawing shoes meant survival in a demanding profession. His shoe images also proved to be a first step in his journey to becoming a “true” artist.