The Year 3 and 4 students delved into the study of rock formations in their classroom, so in the Art room, they searched online using their ipads for an image of a rock formation to replicate using texture / modeling paste. Year 3 students focused on Australian rock formations, while Year 4 students explored those … Continue reading Rock Formations with texture ~ Year 3-4 art lesson
Also very suitable for Yr 1-2! Collage using papers made with push / pull forces - Science link The Prep students engaged in some activities involving using FORCES of push and pull to make various painted papers. They rotated around three tables and made three different papers. One activity was working with a partner with … Continue reading Flowers in a Vase Collage~Prep
Preps looked at some close up flower artworks by Georgia O'Keefe, discussing shapes and colours and the use of space. Students practised drawing various flower shapes in their scrap book and then chose the design for their artwork. On a square of cartridge paper, they used a paint stick to draw the flower making sure … Continue reading Flowers and Bees ~ Prep
In teaching two Year 4 classes, I opted for a varied approach to our art activity. While both classes were engaged in researching animals for a classroom project, I assigned each class a different artistic style. One class created a Tracey Keller style animal, while the other tackled the Dean Russo style. Dean Russo, a … Continue reading Animals ~ Dean Russo style- Yr 4
In the classroom, students in Year 4 chose an animal on which to do a research project, so in the art room they did an artwork of that same animal in the style of Australian artist based in Queensland, Tracey Keller. Her animal artworks are full of life, colour and texture. The class even had … Continue reading Animals- Tracey Keller style~Year 4
Aboriginal /Indigenous art was used as inspiration to make an artwork of the local area using Google Maps for the structural lines and shapes. Australian Aboriginal people have a strong connection with the land, sky and waterways, creation and dreaming stories. The history of their ancestors and creator spirits are passed down through song, dance … Continue reading Maps of Local area inspired by Indigenous art ~Year 4
Belynda Henry is an Australian artist from NSW who lives on a country property surrounded by a National Park which gives her plenty of inspiration for her abstract landscapes. She uses paints and pastels, brushes and palette knives to create shapes and textures of the natural environment. Belynda Henry did a series of works in … Continue reading Reflected Landscapes ~ inspired by Belynda Henry – Year 3 art lesson
These gorgeous geodes use a mix of mediums: coloured paper, liquid watercolours, glitter, markers and paint sticks. This lesson was adapted from an activity on the Artful Parent website. We watched a couple of videos about geodes: Types of Geodes & Where to Find Them andWhat's Inside These Rocks? - #sciencegoals for an understanding of … Continue reading Gorgeous Geodes~ Year 3
Year 4 were learning about the earth's crust, so I thought we'd look at what comes from under the earth's surface. We looked at Jenny Kee's opal artworks from the1980's that have been printed onto silk scarves and her Black Opal print that was used by Karl Lagerfeld in his first prêt-a-porter collection for Chanel in 1983 on shirt … Continue reading Opulent Opals! Year 4
Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama has always had a passion for flowers, nature and the cosmos and has been creating paintings, sculptures, installations, fashion and photography for decades. I presented images of her large flower sculptures from various exhibitions and installations around the world, including 'Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos' at the NSW Art Gallery … Continue reading Flower sculptures inspired by Yayoi Kusama ~ Year 6
