Visual Arts

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2024, and welcome your input:

Danielle Haines (Visual Arts)  danielle.haines@education.vic.gov.au 

Foundation students have been experimenting with a variety of techniques over the last weeks of term as they explore the element of texture in art. Students used texture plates under their paper to make rubbings with oil pastels and painted over them using the resist technique. After reading the story 'Perfectly Percy' by Paul Schmid students participated in discussions about texture and thought of descriptive words to explain how something feels. They used different techniques to create different textures in their work, including fluffy clouds, spiky spines and shiny balloons. 

Year One and Two students have been experimenting with watercolour techniques to explore ways the medium reacts with different materials. They were then able to paint papers using their favourite techniques that will be used in a paper collage project. Students have begun to design and cut out flowers from their papers and other elements they need to help their paper garden grow.

The Olympics have come to Upwey South for the Three/Four students. They have stepped into the world of sculpture, creating their own Olympians and decorating them to represent a sport of their choosing. Students looked at pictographs used in past Olympics to communicate the sport across the language barrier. They were able to represent their sport using a combination of sculpture and drawn elements.

Year Five and Six students have completed their pipe-scape project to create depth and dimension to their work. They then moved on to explore Pop Art and the illustrative qualities of artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Pauline Boty and Andy Warhol. Inspired by their techniques, students are combining this with an onomatopoeia word. An onomatopoeia is a word that actually looks like the sound it makes, and we can almost hear those sounds as we read. Students are tasked with illustrating their chosen word to represent the sound it makes.

The USPS art captains, along with some helpers, have been undertaking a side project to add even more colour and fun into our school. We look forward to sharing progress photos with you throughout the project.