This week, Year 5 – 6 students continued working on their Eva Armisen inspired painting project. Students focused on developing and completing the large canvas paintings they began last week. They continued using acrylic paint to carefully build colours, refine facial expressions, and add details inspired by the warm and emotional atmosphere often seen in […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T2 W10
This week, our Year 7-9 students continued their AI brand advertising project by creating their own global car brands and producing advertisements for the cars they designed. Students developed unique brand concepts and imagined what kind of cars their brands would represent. They then created video advertisements to promote their vehicles, thinking about how real […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T2-W9
This week, our students explored the fascinating world of Pablo Picasso and learned about the artistic style known as Cubism. During the lesson, we talked about how Picasso liked to “break” the usual way we see faces and objects. Instead of drawing a face in the traditional way, Cubist artists experiment with different angles and […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T2-W9
This week, our Year 3–4 students began a new unit exploring the artworks of Camille Pissarro. During the lesson, we looked at a variety of Pissarro’s paintings and learned more about Impressionism. Students spent time carefully observing the artworks and sharing what they noticed. We encouraged them to describe the scenes, colours, light, and atmosphere […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T2-W9
This week, students explored the artworks of Spanish artist Eva Armisen and shared the feelings and thoughts they experienced while viewing her paintings. At the beginning of the lesson, students first learned about contemporary art. Contemporary art refers to art created by artists who are working in the present time and often reflects modern life, […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T2 W9
This week, our Year 7–9 students continued developing their AI hamburger brand advertising project by focusing on video production and presentation. Students worked on combining the short promotional clips they created last week into a complete sequence, turning their ideas into a cohesive brand advertisement. They also added brief explanations to introduce their brand concepts, […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T2-W8
Our Year 1–2 children continued their exploration of the bold and energetic world of Keith Haring — but this time in three dimensions. Using clay, students created their own Keith Haring–inspired figures, transforming his simple, dynamic characters into sculptural forms. They focused on strong outlines, active poses, and clear shapes, thinking carefully about how to […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T2-W8
This week, our Year 3–4 students continued their exploration of the artworks of Edgar Degas, with a focus on his famous ballerina paintings. Building on last week’s pastel work, students were introduced to charcoal as a new medium. They carefully observed Degas’ ballerina compositions and recreated the figures using charcoal, paying close attention to pose, […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T2-W8
This week, our Year 5–6 students explored expressive figure drawing inspired by Jean Jullien. We began by observing his artwork and discussing its key characteristics: simple body shapes, minimal facial details, bold and flat colours, and strong, exaggerated poses. Students learned that powerful movement does not require complicated details — simple shapes can be full […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T2 W8
This week, our Year 7–9 students completed their exciting hamburger brand advertising project using AI tools. After developing their brand concepts and designing promotional posters inspired by famous artworks, students printed their final designs and transformed them into large-scale posters. Seeing their digital ideas brought to life in a physical format was a proud and […]