Blog by Tag: art

We have started to think about Autumn this week and we created some amazing animals using leaves and twigs we found outside! 

Oak Class completed their final mixed-media piece of expressive art for the half term. The children were able to use a selection of the new techniques, that we have explored during this unit. Each child was completely independent in their final creations and showcased: monoprinting, layering,…

In Art, the children continued to be inspired by the works of Burnam. They used the technique of monoprinting to create layers with their self-portraits!

In Art, Oak Class developed ideas to communicate a sense of identity through self-portrait. The children learned about the works of Chila Kumasi Singh Burman and how she conveys her personality and culture through her mixed-media artwork. The children thought about words or phrases that best…

Willow showed great perseverance in quilling their William Morris inspired art work this week! Well done Willow! 

As we celebrat National Art week last week, Willow exploted the following artists: Mbongeni Buthelezi abd Konboye Ebipade Eugene. Their theme expanded on prior learning - conservationism and plastic pollution. They chose their marine animal to draw, paint and layer. We then went around the village…

This week, Oak Class immersed themselves in the vibrant world of the rainforest through an exciting art project using watercolours. The children explored the rich colours and textures of this diverse ecosystem as they recreated their own rainforest scenes on paper.

This hands-on activity…

This half term, Willow are exploring Ancient Egypt! Lots of cross curricular links have been planned across English, History and Art! In this weeks art lesson, the children explored Ancient Egypt hieroglyphs. They used technology to research their name, transcribing it into their art books…

Oak Class were inspired by the work of Teis Albers and created their own Collograph plates, which they used to make prints. We carefully selected galactic looking colours in preparation for adding our futuristic sketches to the final pieces next week!

In our Computing sessions we have been having fun using the IPads and a program called Paintz. We have been experimenting with line and colour. We were inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian to create designs using primary colours! 

Remember, remember the 5th of November!
We talked about bonfire and fireworks safety and created our own bonfire pictures using coloured paper, paint and glitter! 

Our art this term is all about line and pattern. We explored different types of line and repeated our favourite experiments to create a whole class piece of work.