Art

Art Room Activities

Foundation Artwork.

This term the Foundation children have been busy doing self-portraits. 

They have dived down into the deep blue sea with the Rainbow fish and have been busy drawing, painting and collaging. We have used beautifully illustrated books about the sea for inspiration.

Foundation artists have been learning about:

* Primary Colours

*Secondary Colours

*Colours of the Rainbow

*The Colour wheel and colour progressions and colour mixing

*Warm Colours and Cool Colours

*Fluorescent colours

Under the deep blue sea

Grades 1 to 6 students have been busy in an underwater world learning about:

Colour: we have been extending our working knowledge and skills within the world of colour. 

*The Colour wheel and colour progressions

*Warm Colours and Cool Colours

*Complimentary Colours

*Mixing colours

*Shades, Tones and Tints of Colours

*Moods and associated feelings with Colours

*Using colours to create a mood, an effect or impact.

Drawing techniques including:

*Sketching techniques 2H through to 4B shades in grey lead pencils and coloured pencils

*Progressive depth and light in shading

*Highlighting

*Colour transitions around the colour wheel

The year of the Dragon

This term we have been busy celebrating a shared unit with Mandarin studies…. “The Year of the Dragon’ 2024

Students have worked with drawing, water colours, watercolour pencils, collage and 3D Pop up cards to Welcome in 2024. 

They are learning to work as Junior Graphic Designers, brainstorming and sketching thumb nail sketches, finalising designs, producing finished art and presenting work of a high standard.

Every week students bring in to school a whole range of artworks that they have created at home. The children love to share these with their class. Here are a few lovely examples:

Smocks, Smocks, Smocks

Art is lots of fun but it is MESSY! 😊😊😊

Art smocks are vital to keep our clothes and uniforms protected. While most water colour paints do not stain, some food dyes and acrylic paints do. The children in Grades 1 to 6 often use Acrylic paints for the fabulous effects that they can create while using them in Art. However, it can be difficult to get the paints out of the lovely BPS sports tops, other uniforms and clothing. 

Please remember to supply your children with an Art smock, clearly named which will be placed in a class tub. Smocks are readily available in major chain stores. However, a long-sleeved shirt with rolled up sleeves does offer some protection, though is not as waterproof as purpose made smocks. The students do try to be careful, but Art is a messy business.

(If children have got paint on their clothes it is usually removable by rubbing with soap and soaking in cold water.)

We are off to a wonderfully creative start in 2024.

Well done BPS Artists.

Best wishes,

Mrs D 

Art