This week, Year 1–2 students continued their exploration of nature by creating colourful insect artworks. Students carefully drew and coloured a variety of insects, paying close attention to their shapes, patterns, and features. They then combined their insect drawings with their previously created flower artworks, arranging them into vibrant garden scenes. Through this activity, students […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T3-W9
This week, Year 3–4 students continued their exploration of rainforest animals through a new project inspired by the artwork of Eric Carle. Students learned about Carle’s distinctive collage technique and began by painting sheets of paper with a variety of colours and textures. Once the painted papers had dried, students carefully cut and arranged different […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T3-W9
This week, students began a new unit inspired by rainforest animals. Working in pairs, they researched and discussed animal forms before designing a large-scale 3D elephant sculpture. Students focused on observing the animal’s shape and proportions while planning how to build a strong three-dimensional structure from cardboard. Through collaboration, sketching, and design development, students strengthened […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T3 W9
This week, Year 7–9 students learned how to design and construct 3D bird sculptures using cardboard. Students explored shape, form, balance, and movement while transforming flat materials into three-dimensional artworks. They developed their ideas through sketching, learned how to cut, shape, paint, and assemble cardboard pieces, and gained a deeper understanding of sculpture construction and […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T3-W7
This week, Year 1–2 students learned about the body parts of bees and expressed their understanding through creative artwork. Students used yellow paper and black stripes to carefully construct and decorate their bees while exploring shape, pattern, and simple collage techniques. Students also observed dandelion flowers and used teacher-prepared paper stamps with white paint to […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T3-W7
This week, Year 3–4 students continued learning about the life and artworks of Paul Gauguin. Students explored Gauguin’s unique use of bold and vibrant colours and created their own artwork using crayons on sandpaper to better understand his expressive colour techniques. It was wonderful to see students confidently experimenting with a wide range of bright […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T3-W7
This week, Year 5–6 students explored sculpture and paper construction by creating their own 3D paper vases. Students began by designing unique vase shapes and thinking carefully about how flat paper could be transformed into a three-dimensional form through folding, rolling, layering, and joining techniques. After building their vase structures, students extended their creativity by […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T3 W7
This week, Year 7–9 students continued developing their understanding of negative and positive space in art while expanding their ideas through a wider range of subjects and compositions. Building on last week’s learning, students explored how these contrasting spaces can be used creatively to strengthen visual balance, shape, and storytelling within an artwork. Students experimented […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T3-W5
This week, the Year 1–2 children built on the blue background and hanji forsythia flower work completed last week by using ink to draw and express tree branches. They explored how ink can create natural flow and variation in line, adding depth and extending their compositions. The Year 1–2 children also learned about the structure […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T3-W4
This week, our Year 3–4 students completed the Van Gogh-inspired artwork they began last week. Students refined their expressive use of colour, brushstrokes, and texture while adding final details to their pieces, resulting in a range of unique and vibrant artworks. Students also finished their Edvard Munch-inspired The Scream project using the reference photos taken […]