The Visual Blues of Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas and Romare Bearden
Val-Jean Belton
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Painting or Printing Lines to Blues Music:
While students are listening to “blues music”, have students make a line painting. This can be done without discussion for the same of spontaneity. Student can be asked while they are painting if tempo, mood, pitch, or the instrument used influenced their line treatment.