Animals- Tracey Keller style~Year 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 a Skype session with Tracey where the students were able to ask questions, and she shared a bit about herself, her work and really encouraged the kids to be positive with their creative endeavors.

We began by viewing and discussing Tracey’s artworks and completed an artist response sheet. The students task then was to find a google photo of their animal (not necessarily the whole animal) Which they posted on Seesaw (the platform we use) so I could print them out for the next lesson. I actually edited the pictures into a line drawing so it was easier to trace.

Carbon paper was attached behind the print out so the students could trace the shape, contour lines and markings, transferring it to a piece of cartridge paper. Once it was traced they used poster colour palette paints to paint the animal’s natural colours.

Next they used a flat brush to paint a short stroke to create small squares, starting with one colour here and there, then following with other colours. (They also added a small square or two of hessian for added texture). Optional to do the “square daubs” outside the animal- for some it really gives a sense of movement.

Lesson plan aligned to the Victorian Curriculum, learning intentions, success criteria, description and photos of lesson steps, links to useful videos and website, artist response sheet, self evaluation sheet, student examples of completed artwork.

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Opulent Opals! Year 4

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 dresses and suit lining. We then compared these artworks with another Australian artist, Dianne Delandro from Sydney who has made a number of artworks featuring opals.

Students began their artwork by putting down small blobs of paint (mainly cool colours) and then scraping in various directions, then adding some warm colours into the gaps (not too much red, as it’s the rarest colour you’ll find in opals) and scraping some more.

Next lesson, the students drew organic shapes with a black marker and used black paint sticks to colour the negative space. White pencils were used to add outlines and highlights to make the opals a look a little 3D.

Lesson plan aligned to the Victorian curriculum, with learning intentions, success criteria, focus artists and artworks, discussion questions, lesson steps, materials and resources, and photo examples.

Peter Diem inspired Cow sculpture~ Year 3-4 art lesson

Models made with air dry clay and Crayola Model Magic.

Students used a combination of materials to make these Peter Diem inspired models.

The Body & Head:

Air dry clay was used to form the body. Students formed a small pinch pot into a rounded shape, pulling and shaping legs so that it would stand. The head is using paper clay like Crayola Model Magic over a cork.

Paper clay / Model Magic is formed into thin rolls or shapes and pressed onto the body to add pattern, colour and TEXTURE.

Lesson plan with lesson activities and steps, student examples, learning intentions, success criteria, links to useful website and videos, artwork discussion prompt sheet, student self assessment sheet.

‘STRIPE’ and Paypal are used to process payment. Please check you type in the correct email for link to be sent automatically. The link will also be on the CONFIRMATION page after you pay to download immediately. Any problems contact me at primaryschoolart1@gmail.com