Lichtenstein art

 Lichtenstein class certainly showed they have pop art down to a ‘fine art’ when we completed self portraits in the style of our class namesake. 

Holly not only did a truly fantastic job in class - note her very careful brush strokes and neat, equally spaced Benday dots - but was so inspired, she produced another excellent portrait at home! I was particularly impressed with how she’s captured a real sense of expression...and the meticulous attention to detail in her dinosaur shirt. 

So careful, so vibrant and so very well done. Great job, Holly, how wonderful to see you inspired by this style of art....we could have another famous pop artist in the making!

Reception Class Art

 This week in Reception we have been looking at our class artists: Degas and Cassatt.

We looked at a specific piece of art such as 'Race Horses' by Edgar Degas and looked at the features of the painting.

Next we tried to recreate the piece of art using mixed media such as paint, pastels, crayons and colouring pencils.

Here are some of Degas' horses:

In Cassatt class we studied this painting by Mary Cassatt:

This prompted us to study poppies and cornflowers very closely, as these were both wildflowers that feature in Mary Cassatt's painting. Using oil pastels, paint and collage techniques, we recreated the image to make our own version of the famous painting. 

Both pieces of art are proudly displayed in the school!