Celebrating Ben A's Artwork

One day Ben, one of my talented students, informed me that he loves doing Art at home and while he goes on holidays. So I invited him to show me his art work and boy was I impressed. Ben is in Year 4 and he enjoys drawing houses, boats, birds and other subjects. I asked him to write a brief description of his favourite pieces. Thanks Ben, for sharing your artwork.

   I got this drawing out of a book and thought it looked like an English cottage.

I saw a pacific gull fly past the window of the boat. 

                            I missed Wilson (our bird) one day.

                           I wanted to do a 3d drawing.

              If you’re having a bad day one good moment can make your day.

                           My first watercolour.

                            Mum`s favourite.

                                         I copied this from art class.

  I was lying down on the beach and I saw a fishing trawler out at sea.

                                       I tried to make it look rustic. 
            I trust that my fellow bloggers will enjoy Ben's art as much as I do ....

Year 6 - Frank Big Bear inspired Portraits

I discovered artist Frank Big Bear from another colleagues' blog. I particularly like how the artist uses surrealism, cubism and his Native American style in his artwork. My year 6 students absolutely loved his artwork.

 Once again I found this wonderful art idea from another blog. Unfortunately I cannot recall who it was. I'm sure you will know who it is if you happened to come across my blog. 
The learning intention for the Year 6 students was to capture Frank Big Bear's style in making sure that the head, eyes, nose and mouth were featured in the portraits. They needed to concentrate on achieving colour value. This was a successful mini project, the only down fall was that it took so long to complete.
Amazing results Year 6, well done!

All things come to those who wait....

Well, it's finally happened... I shared the art room with Out of School Hours Care. In other words After care. Children used the art room before school and after school and it was total chaos. I have had to accept this situation for many years, now they have moved into our brand new gymnasium. 


The building that I'm in is very old and unattractive, but it has a good feel about it. So I have started transforming the other room into an art studio. I have displayed old murals that I have kept and have even got a Mac Mini attached to my big screen TV.


I still have heaps to do, but at least it's looking like an Art space and not an ugly space. Can't wait to see the expressions on my students' face when they see the new space. I can't wait to have peace and quiet after school where I can actually dedicated some quality time to improving my program. 

Modigliani Portraits - 3/4

Here are the completed Modigliani Portraits done by my 3/4 students. I am so very proud of their effort. Each year my students' talents absolutely astounds me. This week we have been reflecting and respond on our art work. Most students were able to articulate how they achieved a Modigliani portrait. Outstanding Art 3/4s!

James Rizzi Portraits - Year 5

What a fun project this has been! The students absolutely loved James Rizzi's style. With our focus being on portraits this term, I chose Rizzi for his fun and colourful style. Take a look at the results...

Circular Painting - Small collaborative project

I'm always trying to improve the look of the art room and knew that most of my students were almost at the end of their art tasks, so I thought of starting a circular painting as a fun mural for the art room. This actually proved to be a great incentive for students to complete their set tasks. Take a look as it develops...