Visual Arts

From the Visual Arts room.

Foundation

Students have explored primary colours to create a primary colour flower garden.  The students have also been developing their scissor skills in fringing flowers and cutting out their butterflies. The gardens will be completed soon.

Grades 1 and 2

Students have explored primary and secondary colours to create a flower garden. Students have also been developing their scissors skills, learning how to hold the paper and open and close the scissors.

The gardens will be completed soon.

Grades 3 and 4

Students explored primary and secondary colours and continuous line to create an abstract artwork. Students began by learning about continuous lines and then used black markers to create a continuous line starting point for their work. Students used primary and secondary colour markers. A die was used that had red, blue, yellow, green, purple and orange faces. 

The die was rolled and when a particular colour came up, students chose that colour and coloured in a section of their black line work. Each roll was eagerly anticipated so the students could complete the composition of their artwork.

Grades 5 and 6

Students have completed their continuous line self portrait collage. Using a photo of themselves, students used a black marker to draw their self portrait. Students concentrated on their photo and use a continuous line to draw their features, without looking at the paper they were drawing on. Enclosed lines were then coloured using colour pencil. Students used their scissor skills to cut out their continuous line self portraits and complete their composition. Students chose the colour of the paper for the background.

Reflections on continuous line self portrait collage.

Jamie 5CE – I really enjoyed the composition because it was fun to move around and change the look.

Ariana 5CB – I enjoyed seeing the results of my drawing because I couldn’t see what I was drawing.

Chloe 5CB – I enjoyed how it was more difficult than I thought.

Fraser 5PT – I enjoyed not taking my pencil off the page.

Lincoln 5PT – That it’s different to other artworks that I did.

Lyndsey 5PT – Putting all the faces together.

Yuna 6SB – Seeing and experiencing portraits without the guidance of our eyes. Colouring in the closed lines was exhilarating, it does pump up the portraits.

Poppy 6SB – I enjoyed colouring in the artwork, laying them out and seeing how different they all looked together, how unique. I love looking at my art now that it is finished.

Ava 6SC – I enjoyed colouring and collaging at the end.

Edwin 6PW – It was relaxing and calm work.

Abby 5CE – I might appreciate the weird ones more instead of disliking them.

Gabe 5CE – I might add noses next time.

Athea 5CE – I might have changed the places I’ve coloured in and the spots I’ve put the portraits on the paper.

Amelia 5PT – I would use contrasting colours and different colours.

Wilson 5CE – Each artwork ends up being different.

Ada 5CE - It is harder to draw without looking.

Emily 5CB – Closing your eyes to draw can go really unexpected. 

Baron 5CB – Not all portraits look like you.

Eric 6SB – I learned to be patient.

Molan 6SC – Abstract work needs to be abstract, there’s no right or wrong.

Mitchell 6SC – Art will always be unique or something you don’t expect.

Nethnu 6PW – Abstract things can be beautiful.

Hirad 6PW – When cutting, move the paper while the scissors close.

Sophia 6PW – You have to think a lot while you multi-tasking between drawing and looking at your photo.

Art Smocks

Please make sure that your child has a labelled art smock at school as soon as possible.  

It is very important that an art smock is brought to school so that school uniforms can be protected during painting, clay and construction activities.  

Smocks can be placed in your child's art smock tub located in their classroom. 

Just take a moment to ....

Draw a line. 

Take a pen or pencil and begin to draw a line. Let the line flow and let your mind relax as the lines move across the paper. Drawing is a great way to practicemindfulness because it allows you to be focused in the present moment - in what is happening right in front of you. Enjoy some time drawing your lines.

Maryanne Cozzio

Visual Arts Teacher