As part of our Art unit in Year 2, we have been looking at the work of the artist Henri Rousseau. As part of this work, we looked at how we can draw a tiger in his style while also designing a background of our own choice and style. The children first sketched their background … Read more
As part of our printing work this term Maple class have created these amazing paintings based on The Goldfish by Paul Klee. Children used carbon paper to print fish. Throughout the activity children used their sketchbooks to experiment and explore the skills needed to create their piece of art. They loved lifting the carbon paper … Read more
Our current Art topic is Objects and their Meaning, where we have been looking at a variety of different artists’ compositions, and discussing the objects they have used, and what they might mean. We have also spent time thinking about our own personal opinions of these pieces of art, which has led on to today’s … Read more
Following a meeting with Tom Hardy, the Bid Manager at the Hitchin Bid Team, we asked what we could do as a large Hitchin school to support the town and our local community. As a result of this meeting we were tasked with filling the windows of the old M&Co shop in the heart of … Read more
Transient art is something we do a lot of in Reception. You may or may not have heard the term before. It literally means “moveable art”. It is any creative work that does not stay fixed in its position. You may ask, why is it important to include it in our curriculum? Transient art gives … Read more
Wednesdays in Maple Class are Sketchbook Wednesdays: this means that we start off the day with ten minutes of drawing in our sketchbooks. We listen to peaceful music and have a lovely calm start to our day. Today, the children were given a copy of Child with a Dove by Picasso and instructed to try … Read more
During the summer term all of the children had the opportunity to take part in workshops creating art with a Hitchin based artist Tilly Wonham. The theme was animals, the skill was printing and the end result was a range of bright and colourful art work that was displayed proudly throughout the school!
Today, Holly class enjoyed painting one of the famous Sunflower paintings by Vincent van Gogh. It was a chance to put into practise some of the skills they have learnt this year including; colour mixing, using a paintbrush correctly, composition and looking closely at a subject. They tried to paint in the style of Vincent … Read more
In Year 3, we had a great time at our Art Workshop. We drew lizards on paper which we then cut out. We drew round them on foam and cut those out to make a stamp, adding patterns and details to make our lizards look extra cool. Then we used ink and rollers to create … Read more
