Visual Arts News
Hello families,
Over the last two weeks, artists at Tarneit Rise have been exploring a range of mediums and taking inspiration from the work of different artists. Some classes have created artworks related to themselves, while others explored art elements such as texture, line and colour.
Prep
The prep students recently created self-portraits. They focused on shape, exploring the different shapes that can be used to draw all of the features of a face. The students finished these pieces by colouring them in one chosen primary colour and collaging onto a matching lined background– this created an eye-catching “monochromatic” color scheme! Last week, the preps were introduced to clay as a medium and created smooth disk shapes. They then pressed natural materials such as gumnuts and shells into their clay to create beautiful patterns.
One
Grade one artists have been working on a collage inspired by famous Australian artist, Pete Cromer. In the first session, students learnt how to use brush strokes (such as crosses, swirls and blotches) to add texture to a seal template. In the next session, the grade ones cut and collaged the painted shapes to create a seal. They also cut their own extra shapes to add to their work.
Two
Grade two artists have been working on a collage inspired by famous Australian artist, Pete Cromer. In the first session, students learnt how to use brush strokes (such as crosses, swirls and blotches) to add texture to a flying fox template. In the next session, the grade twos cut and collaged the painted shapes to create their animal and added their own shapes with patterned paper. Last week, grade two artists used controlled line and shape to draw an owl inspired by the picture story book, “Mopoke”. They then used paint slicks to add colourful dots to their background.
Three
Recently, grade threes have been working on a self-portrait inspired by Australian artist, Erin Elsley. Students took inspiration from Erin’s style to draw their portrait in pastel, then added symbols to represent themselves. In a more recent lesson, the students painted watercolour dots and ovals onto paper. Once dry, they turned these paint spots into insects, using fine-liner to add shapes, lines and features to each spot. Check out these amazing creations!
Four
Over the last two weeks, grade four artists have been working on a landscape painting inspired by the work of Italian artist Marina Ester Castalldo. Students first created their landscapes by drawing curved shapes to form fields, lakes, mountains and rocks. They then painted their shapes with acrylic paint. In the second lesson, the students used paint pens to add patterns and details to their landscape.
Five
Grade fives have been working on drawing a chosen endangered animal or bird. Students discussed and compared patterned artworks from both Indigenous Australian and Indian artists. They used these artworks as inspiration for creating a dot/patterned background for this piece. We are hoping to display these soon, with the goal of sending a powerful message about conservation and the importance of protecting our planet's most vulnerable creatures. Last week, the grade fives learnt about the element of space. They used simple one-point perspective to add depth to a small landscape drawing and finished these pieces with watercolour paint.
Six
Grade six students have now completed their Australian-themed still life compositions, inspired by Australian artist Carmen Hui. They used their observational drawing techniques to draw flowers in an iconic Australian can, tin or jar (to act as the vase). Students used watercolour pencils to add colour, shading and texture to their piece. Have a look at these beautiful artworks:
