Using paint to mark make

Using paint to mark make

Reception are continuing with their mark making topic in Art! This week they enjoyed using paint to create marks with a selection of tools. Brushes, rollers, cotton balls, Q-Tips and sponges. The favourite being the sponges!
Creating fact sheets about Gustav Klimt

Creating fact sheets about Gustav Klimt

Wow… what a busy Art lesson we have had today in Y4. We had a great discussion about how our learned Art skills of line, shape, colour, form and pattern can feed into our future aspirations in the wider world – some of us even shared our aspirations of...
Creating Collages

Creating Collages

This week Y2 have been using their drawing and cutting skills, to create collage for their tropical jungle. I wonder what animals they are thinking of hiding. Amazing work children!
Using different mediums – Autumnal Art

Using different mediums – Autumnal Art

In art today, Reception used different mediums to mark make. We used chalk, felt pens, crayons and pencils then talked about the different effects! During their independent play some of the children used Q -Tips and paint brushes to follow a pattern on a blackboard as...
Looking at Propaganda Artwork

Looking at Propaganda Artwork

Y6 are looking to develop their understanding of ‘Propaganda’ artwork. They looked at the works of Barbra Kruger and used their collage skills, cutting and arranging simple monotone images and words to create a propaganda style piece in response to the focus...
Creating relief embossing patterns

Creating relief embossing patterns

In Art this afternoon, Y4 explored using a variety of materials to create relief embossed patterns. They demonstrated good resilience, shaping the materials onto the glued card, which can be very tricky, and carefully pressing the foil around the raised shapes to form...