Blog by Tag: Art and Design

Daffodil Drawing

In Art this afternoon we ventured outside to the grounds of St Ricarus Church to participate in and develop our skills in still life drawing. We had a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine and created some beautiful drawings of the daffodils that fill the church grounds. 

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Tangram Puzzles

This week, Class 2 created tangram puzzles. The tangram puzzle is made up of seven geometric pieces, which are typically boxed in the shape of a square. The pieces, called 'tans', are used to create different patterns, such as animals, people, numbers, and geometric…

Landscapes in Watercolour

Take a look at what our Year 5 children got up to in Art this afternoon.  I am sure you will agree that they

all produced some spectacular pieces!

Take a closer look at our photos in our photo gallery! 

Class 4 - Art Attack

As part of our Geography unit, we have been looking at Mexico. We enjoyed studying some Mexican artwork

which is usually made up of bright, vivid colours. 

We then re-created some of the pieces, using art work on our tables as inspiration. We could then select…

Textured Landscapes

We have had fun this afternoon, learning about textures and creating textured patterns. As a group, we were given step-by-step guidance to draw the basis of our landscape. Once completed, we were able to fill our landscapes with many different creative patterns. It took a…

We've finished! 

We are officially ancient Greek potters! The ancient Greeks are famous for their painted pottery, often known as 'vase painting'. The amazingly detailed and varied scenes they painted on their pottery have given us a great insight into their lives. 

Class 3 have worked hard…

Greek Pottery 

On Wednesday it was time for the second stage of our pottery making. We painted our dried pots with a base coat colour of either black or orange. Next week we will be painting our traditional Ancient Greek patterns.

Take a closer look at our photos in our photo…

Weekly blog by William and Beth

Ancient Greek artists created paintings and sculptures, but one of their most famous inventions is the black and orange decorated pot. These were both practical objects that could be used for wine or water, and beautiful works of art. In Class 3 we have started…