https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_3YNWbUyE The grade 6 students studied the art of Ted Harrison. They discussed their observations, jotted down questions and by the end, were very confident describing his fabulous style. I really enjoy using this artwork for inspiration because of the simplification of shapes, layering of values, and the opportunity to teach about landscape art. The... Continue Reading →
An Extension of a Landscape unit. I wrote previously about the steps leading up to the final paintings, which you can read about HERE. However, this is a sample of student documentation using Google Slides: LENA GIULIANO A Brief Summary Learning about Distance and the Planes of a Landscape The students learnt about foreground, background... Continue Reading →
The grade 8 students have been studying the art of landscapes. We have been looking at spectacular landscapes world-wide. Obviously, this unit was inspired by my summer travels in Scotland and Iceland. https://youtu.be/KpRHRh9PaRU https://youtu.be/7vzNN2HTLyY?t=3s We brainstormed what we would find in a landscape, and used these videos to add to our brainstorming. I really wanted... Continue Reading →
Aren't they looking stunning? I wrote about this task in a previous post but briefly I will recap. The students had to find an interesting angle of their home country on Google Earth. They then copied it to their camera roll on the ipad which allowed the students to upload it to my favourite drawing... Continue Reading →
There is another art exhibition on right now in the NPAT. The 9/10 canvases are on display and look stunning. When I was putting them up I had many positive comments. I even heard some parents say "Can we buy these?" ......now that says a lot! Well done Grade 9/10 🙂 You should be very... Continue Reading →
This was the first time I have ever given up a whole block for the students to talk about their work. It was definitely a worthwhile experience. I was really impressed with the questioning. "Are you happy with your composition?", "What did you learn?", "What would you do differently?".....brilliant! I am seriously so proud... Continue Reading →
These photos were taken one or two weeks ago so there has been a huge development with these paintings. On Monday I will take some more photos so you can see how far the students have progressed. When we began this unit not many students knew what landscape art was but now they are talking... Continue Reading →
Mrs Jardin's ART room 