Blog by Tag: Art

We had a great time drawing our names in the style of graffiti art today! We learnt to use bright colours and bold lines. We hope you like our work as much as we do!

Year 4 have been sculptors making tiles out of air drying clay. First, they designed their tile in the style of the artists Karla Gerard or Hundertwasser. Next, they rolled the clay using wooden guides. Then they either carved detail into the tile or added extra clay shapes. When adding clay, they…

We enjoyed painting our clay flowers today. 

Just look at the fabulous artwork that we have created inspired by the Great Fire of London.  We worked hard over several weeks to slowly build up these dioramas.

Lots of time and effort went in to create this fabulous artwork.  Well done Year 2!

We investigated how other artists used clay to produce a piece of art. We moulded it into the shapes that we wanted using our hands and tools. We are excited to paint them next ! 

We have enjoyed looking at the designer Orla Kiely and have made our own printing tiles in the same style. We have produced some super designs. 

Year 4 have been looking at two artists in this block of work. Hundertwasser was an Austrian painter and architect who enjoyed environmental campaigning. Karla Gerard is an American folk artist producing paintings and textile pieces.

The children built up their skills in drawing with a variety…

Today, we were learning how to create tints and shades for our painting work. We then used them to recreate a painting by Georgia O’Keefe.

This afternoon, Year 3 were practising their observational drawing skills. We were sketching leaves with as much detail as possible.

Year 4 have been making ripped paper collages in the style of Antoni Gaudi. The ripped paper looks like his tile mosaic technique called trencardis. The children had a variety of source material and then designed their own picture. Here are a selection of the completed ones.

We have been building upon our own Matisse style collages. We have been practising the skill of plaiting and added it onto our collages.