Drag-Painting "Calligraphy"

Calligraphy is a special art form in the Middle East and for Iraqi-born artist Hassan Massoudi it is his preferred subject for painting. After learning about the cuneiform writing of the ancient Sumerians in Iraq- we shifted our focus to an artist who creates modern paintings using Calligraphy as a design form. Massoudi uses a special painting technique that I call "drag painting" usually done with a thin piece of wood or plastic. I simply laminated strips of paper to created drag painting tools and the students experimented with different colors. I especially like the way the thin layers of colors mix slightly so they appear almost transparent