Year 6 Illustration Project

The pupils were given an illustration brief in which they were 'commissioned' to create an illustration for either the novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' or 'Moby Dick'. Inspired by the work of Eric Carle the pupils painted different patterns using acrylic onto tracing paper before transferring them onto their drawing. 

Year 6 Experimental Watercolour Paintings

 Year 6 were exploring the idea of their environment. Each pupil went outside and collected four different natural items found on the school grounds, ie, feathers, twigs, leaves etc. They then returned to the classroom and using watercolour paint painted the outline of each item in a different colour. Each time they painted a different item they rotated the page 90 degrees and overlapped with the previous shape. The pupils then spent time filling in the different shapes they had created by overlapping.

Year 5 Jellyfish Sculptures

This project explored the theme of 'Transparency' by looking at pollution in the oceans and at the animals that live there. The pupils each created a jellyfish from a plastic bottle. The tentacles were created using plastic bags, Angelina fibre and felt. 

 

 



Year 8 Symmetrical Linocuts

Symmetrical linocuts created by Year 8 students. The pupils used isometric paper to mark out their design, before cutting it out and drawing around their template onto lino. They then drew their design in pencil onto the lino, before carving into it. 

Year 8 Lino Print Self Portraits

Lino prints created by Year 8 Art Scholar Students

Inspiration - Max Beckmann Self Portrait, Woodcut, 1922

 

 

Arts Week

Arts Week at Moulsford Prep School. This included an exhibition with a piece of art work submitted by every pupil in the school. The work could be in any medium. 

Year 6 Chuck Close Inspired Drawings

These A3 fine liner portraits were inspired by the gridded portraits by Chuck Close. Instead of using paint, however, I decided make this into a drawing project. Each grid was to display a different pattern or picture. The pictures were meant to represent something connected to the pupil - ie a hobby or interest that they felt represented them. 

Year 5 Chuck Close Inspired Portraits

I created a project for Year 5, inspired by the finger printed and grid portraits of Chuck close. Pupils first completed a series of drawing exercises in their sketchbooks, before creating a black finger printed portrait. Following this the pupils were given a piece of gridded A3 in which to paint a series of colourful shapes. The fingerprinted portrait was then cut out and stuck upon the painted grid background.


Detail of a Chuck Close portrait, showing the gridded patterns.

Finger painted portrait of the artist's grandmother (1985