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
Preps have been learning about 'diversity' and that differences should not only be respected but celebrated! We shared the book "The Mixed Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle where the chameleon wanted to be like other animals but after becoming like each one and getting mixed up, decided it was actually great being himself after all. … Continue reading Colour Change Chameleons~ Prep
Year 3/4 have been learning about different biomes in their classroom, and in art lessons we have been making artworks about various biomes too. These artworks are focusing on aquatic biomes, specifically coral reefs. For inspiration we looked at the illustrations in the book, 'Hidden in the Sea' by Peggy Nille, and the art of … Continue reading Coral Reef Biome ~ Year 3-4 art lesson
Year 3/4 project looking at Australian animal habitats and biome of temperate forests where koalas, possums, sugar gliders, quolls etc. live. Students viewed and discussed artworks by a local wildlife artist and then chose an animal (I had plenty of print out image photos to choose from - mostly koalas) and sketching it large on … Continue reading Australian bush animals~ Yr 3/4 mixed media art lesson
This lesson is part of a series of lessons around the theme of 'BIOMES'- (geographical area consisting of a biological community formed in response to the regional climate), this one being a GRASSLAND BIOME. There are many examples of African animal / savanna sunset silhouettes in stock photos and art, and was perfect for Year … Continue reading African Savanna Animal Silhouettes ~ Year 3-4 art lesson
Heather Galler inspired dogs Heather Galler, born in 1970 is an American folk artist who make colourful patterned artworks of landscapes, animals and nature. She is well know for her pet portraits, where she uses a photo of a cat or dog, to produce a painted portrait in her folk art style. After looking at … Continue reading Dapper Dogs / Digital Dogs~ Heather Galler inspired Year 2 art lesson
A great lesson to do in a unit on pets. We used Andy Warhol's '25 Cats' as inspiration for these drawings of cats in all sorts of positions. Before Warhol was well known, he published a book with lots of illustrations of cats. Warhol was living with his Mum in New York and at one … Continue reading Colourful Cats! Andy Warhol inspired: Year 1/2 art lesson
Melbourne artist John Kelly is well known for his many cow sculptures and paintings, but they are rather intriguing because they are a boxy shape and have an elongated neck and small head. It is not until you find out the back story for these strange bovines that they make sense. His inspiration came from … Continue reading Milk Bottle Cows- John Kelly inspired ~ Year 5/6 art lesson
LEARNING INTENTION & SUCCESS CRITERIA: We are learning about the 4 stomachs of a cow and how they make milk and digest food. I can draw the the side view of a cow and colour it in a chosen breed, eg, Holstein, Ayreshire, Jersey, Guernsey, etc. I can draw and label the four stomachs of … Continue reading Cows with Four Stomachs! Year 3/4 Art lesson
