It Must Be Easter!

Our last lesson for the term - and the holidays are here again!

We are recognising Easter time this year with our wonderful rabbit drawings in fine black gel pen, mounted on a pile of collaged coloured paper and soft pastel Easter eggs! We have also thought  about what Easter means to each of us and many children added words into their art to show this!

Have a wonderful holiday, and I will see you all next term!

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Colour! Colour! Colour!

This week we're using a new technique - painting with oil pastels!

For inspiration we've looked at paintings by Contemporary American artist Woody Jackson (also famous for his designs on Ben & Jerry's ice-cream containers!), admiring his effective use of bold colour and shape.

Woody Jackson 'Dawn Whispers'

I knew we'd have fun with some great art this week! We completed our landscapes with oil pastels, choosing colours opposite to the expected for visual and emotional impact. We used cotton-buds and oil to blend and buff the pastels for solid fields of colour and a rich, painterly effect. 

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Rock Gardens!

Our snails (and other creatures) are happily sitting on rocks in the garden... but pick them up for a surprise!

Our clay bells are finished, fired, painted and varnished. This is an example of functional art, so not only do our bells need to look good, they also have to work well! For example the handle of the bell, in the shape of an animal, needs to be comfortable to hold, and the bowl of the bell had to be constructed carefully since a cracked bell will not ring with a clear tone. We've also discovered that each bell has an individual ring tone, depending on the thickness of the clay and the shape of the bowl.

Our gardens are created with contour line drawings of rocks, sticks, leaves before adding detail, shading or pattern and grassy flicks of colour.

Beautiful work!!

Damsarani G

Jettson F

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Pop Art Emoji!

When words are not enough... say it with an emoji!

Who isn't familiar with these cute icons that have become such a staple of our modern communication?

Today we've invented our own emoji using black marker and the option to add colour with fluoro oil pastel or soft pastel. This fast and furious 30 minute Pop Art activity is a snap, and everyone has done a great job expressing such a variety of emotions!

Chloe T