Art

Wonderful weather!

 in Art / Class One / Geography / Science by

Despite the quick changing weather we have had over the past few weeks, Class One have enjoyed exploring all the variations! They have learnt about how wind can be useful and how we can tell if it is a windy day, despite not being able to see the actual wind itself, only its effects. Clouds were next on the list for exploring and the children enjoyed an afternoon cloud spotting outside and noticing the different colours and shapes of them and learning that the more grey and dark a cloud is, the more likely it is to rain! Finally, the children learnt how rainbows were created and enjoyed some rainbow art with Bob, exploring how colours can be mixed to create new ones and made their own, whole class rainbow!

Still-life studies from Class 4

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Class 4 have been studying the work of Paul Cezanne using different types of pastels.

Cezanne used texture, colour and tone to create two dimensional studies of objects.  We were fascinated by how he used such expressive brush strokes and bold colours to bring life to his work.

Magnificent Masks!

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Linking in with our Anglo-Saxon topic, Class Three have been looking at the Sutton Hoo Mask and using this as inspiration for our own 3D masks. I think you will agree they look amazing.

Class 2 art

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Class 2 have been very busy using watercolours to draw buildings around our local area. We have observed shapes, lines and details carefully. Thank you to Sophie Martin who came and shared her expertise and her own artistic skills, the children loved seeing different pieces of artwork and mixing their own colours.

Class 3 get creative at Levens Hall

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Class 3 had a wonderful day out in the sunshine creating imaginative and original art inspired by the wonderful colours and shapes in Levens Hall Gardens.

We worked on developing our skills to give the illusion of 3d forms on paper using graphite sticks and water colours on a range of different papers.

During the afternoon we worked collaboratively on four colourful interpretations of the borders.  We worked vertically on easels using oil pastels.

We also climbed into the shrubs and undergrowth in dark corners of the hedges to capture the abstract patterns, shapes and lines of the branches above our heads.

Thank you to Levens Hall for allowing us to wander the gardens seeking inspiration throughout our special day immersing ourselves in art and nature.

 

Class Three collage work.

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Class Three have enjoyed learning about the work and techniques used by Suzsi Corio. We used her work as inspiration for our own collage landscapes. I think you will agree they look fantastic. If you are in school, remember to have a look at our display!

Animation workshop

 in Art / Class Three / Computing by

Class Three had an amazing day learning how to produce an animation. We started the day making our own characters using modelling clay. We then drew a story board and began our animating. We moved our characters very slowly and took a picture of each stage. We needed 12 pictures for each second. We then learnt how to add titles, music and special effects to complete our final piece.

A term of Art in Class 4

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A huge thank you goes out from Class 4 to Bob Sutcliffe who taught a term of art up to Christmas. Class 4 produced some absolutely fabulous creations and learned so much from an expert!

A summary of our work is below for you to get a feel for what we have been up to. Don’t miss our dragon eyes which are currently decorating our entrance hall area!

 

Stone Age artists

 in Art / Class Three by

Class 3’s art topic this term has been cave paintings. We began by exploring cave painting and their importance for archaeologists. We looked at examples of cave paintings and identified the topics they showed and used these as a guide for our own sketches. We then moved on to using oil pastels and charcoal on sandpaper to experience drawing o rough surfaces. We also created stencils and created our own version of La Cueva de las Manos. Following this, we explored making different shades of brown and painted on uneven 3D surfaces using this. Finally, we created our own cave in the hall and created joint masterpieces!

Here are some examples of our learning journey.

Whole school multi-faith art afternoon

 in Art / RE / Whole School by

On Tuesday, all pupils from nursery to Y6 enjoyed an immersive afternoon learning about art from the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and Jewish faiths.