YEAR 5 and 6 Grayscale

Stage 2 students have studied grayscale in depth this year.  We have done many exercises using grayscale including squinting at an image, doing thumbnail sketches and constructing their own grayscale.  They have also been introduced to paper stumps and kneadable rubbers as well as a selection of B pencils from 2B through to 6B.  These are some of the fabulous drawings they have produced using the knowledge and resources they have.  I will post more as they are finished but, I think you would have to agree this is a very impressive start!

 

This student drew a gum leaf                  

found outside the art room.  She then

took a photo of it on her iPad and

changed it into a black and white image and then redrew it.  Wow!

YEAR 1 Leon Pericles

 'Very Fishy!'

Leon Pericles is a Perth based artist, who because of his proximity to the west coast, often makes artworks about the ocean and it's creatures.

Students love his sense of humour, with such titles as 'Storm in a Tea cup' and 'Raining Cats and Dogs'. 

Year 1 used oil pastel and dyes to create their versions of 'Sunday' with the fish enjoying the beach from its bowl!

STAGE 2 "IN OUTER SPACE"

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

Earlier in 2015, Years 3 and 4 studied the life and Art of NASA scientist and artist Edward Belbruno. 

Students used permanent markers and experimented with dyes while creating these very imaginative and colourful characters.  

YEAR 2 SURREALIST INTERPRETATIONS

Year 2 were studying Surrealism and in particular Salvador Dali.  They learnt that surrealism combined your dreams with reality.  Using their imagination and an "anything is possible" approach the students designed and created their dreamlike creatures at either Uluru or the Sydney Opera House.  They used black pen, watercolours, tempura wash and oil pastels to create these dreamlike images.  I think they invite us to imagine…..

YEAR 1 REMEMBRANCE DAY

As part of our Remembrance Day Service today students in year 1 made poppies and planted them in the school grounds to remember the sacrifice made by all those brave men and women who fought and died in wars to keep Australia free and safe. Lest We Forget.

YEAR 4 SURREALIST IMPRESSIONS OF TREES

Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, sometimes known as the Princess of Polka Dots was part of the inspiration for Year 4 and their surrealist tree sculptures.  The students, earlier in the year had researched her pumpkin sculpture on Naoshima, Japan's island of art.  This time we looked at her installation entitled "Ascension of Polkadots on the Trees".  Using the concepts of Fire and Flood, these young artists painted the inside of their little bottles and using wire and mesh attached a tree branch.  Again using wire and mesh they sculpted tiny animals, insects, nests and eggs.  If you look closely you will see a beehive - how creative!

Some of the final pieces

 The roots of this tree              Look at the delicate
have been sculptured              bird's nest.
with artistic sensibility.

 

 
Students enjoying their art making.