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
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
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. … Continue reading Peter Diem inspired Cow sculpture~ Year 3-4 art lesson
