Students in Year 6 looked at the rocket paintings of Peter Thorpe which include abstract outer space backgrounds with a rocket, as inspiration to create their own artwork. Thorpe, based in North Carolina, USA has always had an interest in space exploration and space science. My students looked through his website to see the variation … Continue reading Abstract Outer Space scene inspired by Peter Thorpe ~ Year 5-6
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
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
For this art project Year 5 looked at the art of Bernadette Twomey based in Brisbane, Australia. Her artworks feature bold colours and abstract botanical shapes in different colour palettes. Students could choose their own colour scheme from cool to warm to earthy to a combination. They viewed a selection of Bernadette Twomey's artwork to … Continue reading Beautiful Botanicals ~ Yr 5-6
I introduced Year 6 to Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and her prolific art and obsession with dots. She grew up on her parent's seed nursery surrounded by flowers, plants and even pumpkins. I shared this video about how Kusama became an artist and expressed herself through her drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations, fashion, performance art … Continue reading Dotty Flowers~ Yayoi Kusama inspired – Year 5-6
As part of a theme of world culture art, Year 1 & 2 looked at some traditional paintings on bark from Mexico. Students viewed amate paintings depicting flowers, birds and images from nature all in bright colours, outlined in black. We discussed the use of bright colours, size and placement of objects, for example one … Continue reading Mexican Amate ‘Bark’ Art ~ Year 1/2
