Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
Balloon Dog is a series of sculptures by the American artist Jeff Koons. There are different versions of this sculpture, made between 1994 and 2000, with each having a different color: blue, magenta, yellow, orange and red.
Balloon Dog is part of Koons' Celebration series of artworks and is one of many sculptures inspired by inflatable characters, including:
Balloon Swan (2004–2011)
Balloon Rabbit (2005–2010)
Balloon Monkey (2006-2013).
Koons said about the series, "I've always enjoyed balloon animals because they're like us ... We're balloons. You take a breath and you inhale, it's an optimism....."
Draw a Horizontal oval for the head
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Jeff Koon
Your Assignment
Draw your own Balloon Dog using ovals.
Follow along carefully while Mr. Page demonstrates each of the steps.
Add a Vertical oval for the ear
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Draw a curved line behind the oval "ear". This will make the ear looks likes it's overlapping the other "ear"
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Add another Vertical oval for the neck
Draw Vertical ovals for the front leges - just like the ears. Draw first leg, the a curved line behing the oval
Draw a big Horizontal oval for your Balloon Dog's Body.
Add ovals for the back legs - just like the front legs
Add another oval for the tail.
Draw the nose using a small vertical oval connected to the face. The daw three little lines..
Add color - shading by varying the pressure when you color
Don't forget the background!
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