I did a unit on Pop Art and Andy Warhol to fit in with a Food theme a few years ago, and students made these models of a "Favourites" chocolate bar (obviously 'popular' food rather than healthy food!) The students had already created a digital Pop Art artwork using either a chocolate bar or an … Continue reading Chocolate Bar model: Year 3/4
Year 4 students were introduced to Texan artist, Polly Jones by way of a series of works she did featuring cut fruit on a placemat. The students chose a fruit and used an image to draw from as a reference, then painted with watercolour paints. The students had been leaning about mixing tints and shades … Continue reading Cut Fruit on a Placemat Still Life ~ Year 4
Inspired by Frida Kahlo's 'Viva la Vida, Watermelons' and Diego Rivera's 'The Watermelons' students first discussed and compared the two artworks, then drew their own compositions of watermelons - whole, half and sliced, the shapes overlapping. Looking at images of watermelons, we talked about the different colour values and how to make them using tints- … Continue reading Watermelons ~ Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera inspired ~Colour mixing tints-Year 4
