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1. Joan Miro
“My father was very realistic … if I said the
sky was purple, he made fun of me, which
threw me into a rage.”

2. About Miro …
• This Spanish artist
painted a world of
wondrous creatures
that seem to dance
before our eyes.

3. About Miro …
• He got his ideas for
his pictures by
remembering his
family’s farm.

4. About Miro …
• He was inspired by
plants, animals, and
insects he saw there.

5. About Miro …
• Rather than paint
them exactly as they
look, Miro invented all
kinds of colorful
creatures.

6. About Miro …
• Miro loved to paint
flowing curvy shapes.

7. Joan Miro paintings

11. Let’s analyze …
•Can you find a creature that seems to be made from a guitar and has a circle for a head?
• Find a creature that is coming out of a box. It has two colored wings, one yellow and one
box
blue. It has black antennae and two tiny black arms.

12. Let’s analyze …
•Look for two creatures in the front of
the picture.

13. Let’s analyze …
•They have striped bodies and curvy
arms.

14. Let’s analyze …
•What do you think they are
doing?

15. Let’s analyze …
•Notice the ladder.

16. Let’s analyze …
•What do you see as you
climb to the top of it?

17. Make up a title …
•What are all these crazy
creatures doing?

18. Let’s make our own Miro paintings
Follow these directions …

19. Directions:
•For this lesson we
will begin with a
white sheet of paper
and crayons.

20. Directions:
•Draw plants,
animals, and insects
in a Miro-like garden.

21. Directions:
•Press firmly on your
crayon when drawing.
(You will see why
soon!)

22. Directions:
•When you think you
are done with this part,
go to next step...

23. Directions:
•Use the watercolor paint
and paint gently over your
crayon drawings.

24. Directions:
•Follow all of Mrs.
Church's “How to
Paint” rules!!!

25. Directions:
•Let it dry and glue it to a
colorful sheet of
construction paper.