Visual Arts

Mrs Borg:

Is everyone still buzzing from the Arts Extravaganza? 

What a wonderful and memorable event! 

All students should be extremely proud of themselves with both their performing and Visual Arts work! 

We also offer a heartfelt thank you to parents and families who attended and showed their support. You are all such an important part of our school community and we greatly appreciate you! 

Once again, we acknowledge all our incredible art competition entries. Mr Palombo and I were absolutely blown away by not only the amount of entries but also the outstanding talent we have within our school community. Well done to everyone. 

This term in Visual Arts, students in level Foundation had lots of fun sculpting and moulding air dry clay to create their own pinch pots. They learnt how to use sculpting tools to add lines and texture to their artwork. Once the clay dried, students were able to choose colours they liked to paint them. 

Mr Palombo

Students in Years One and Two had the chance to participate in a range of Visual Art learning activities throughout terms three and four. We encouraged creativity and innovation. Students have responded positively to contemporary British Mexican artist Leonora Carrington's artworks as well as her gorgeous children's books. Students created fantastical 

animals out of acrylic paints and clay. 

Also, students collaborated to create transportable murals, masks, and landscape 

paintings using either Harmonious or Complementary colours.

Students in Years Three and Four learnt about Value and how adding white to a colour makes a ‘tint’ to lighten the colour. They experimented with this technique to create the illusion of a bright full moon shining over a spooky mansion. Next, students began learning about the life and artwork of artist Vincent Van Gogh. They learnt about his paintings and his use of texture. Students attempted to recreate two of his artworks, 'The Wheatfield' and 'Starry Night' following step-by-step procedures and using oil pastels. 

Students in Year Five began by focussing on blending warm and cool colours using oil pastels, to create the effects of a shining full moon on a spooky night. Next, students were learning about how to create optical illusions and one point perspective, focusing on line, shape and colour. They also incorporated some light and dark shades to consolidate what they had been learning about the art element of Value. 

Students in Year Six were asked to think about things that are most important to them and what they value most. Students then created a collage of this information using the template of a hoodie, focussing on the art elements of line, shape and colour. 

This wraps up what has been a very productive and fun year in Visual Arts. We can't wait to see what exciting prospects await us next year in 2024!