Year 2 have been reading ’The Beautiful Oops’…

Year 2 have been reading ’The Beautiful Oops’ and thinking about how we can celebrate our mistakes and turn them into something special. #smithdownart @SmithdownPrimY2

Before starting our new Art topic ‘Spirals’…

Before starting our new Art topic ‘Spirals’ – we had a quick practise drawing them on the playground with chalk. What do you think? Are we ready to start creating them in lots of different ways? #smithdownart

We have been learning to draw spirals

We have been learning to draw spirals. This superstar made a spiral using the Lego #smithdownart

Making some spirals out of play dough!🤩

After looking at spirals in art, these superstars decided to make some spirals out of play dough!🤩

Artwork inspired by Yinka Shonibare

Look at this amazing artwork inspired by Yinka Shonibare #smithdownart

Super start to our “Painting with Scissors” topic with a focus on Henri Matisse

Super start to our “Painting with Scissors” topic with a focus on Henri Matisse. Amazing inspiration applied to their own work✂️📄 great work Year 3! #smithdownart #theartsatsmithdown

The children explored his life and paintings 🎨

4KM had a great afternoon completing their artist study about Paul Cezanne. The children explored his life and paintings 🎨 #Smithdownart

4KM had a great afternoon creating their own still life artwork!!

4KM had a great afternoon creating their own still life artwork!! The children used a lot of different techniques to create their artwork🎨🍎🍌💐 #smithdownart

4KM had a great art lesson this afternoon🎨

4KM had a great art lesson this afternoon🎨 the children started off by exploring the texture of their shoes and then explored textures in still life art work🎨 #smithdownart

4KM had an amazing art lesson creating their own mood boards…

4KM had an amazing art lesson creating their own mood boards using different colours for positive and negative emotions. The children also discovered how they can portray a mood in still life drawings🎨 #smithdownart

We’ve made such a lovely start to our new mixed media landscapes art topic!

We’ve made such a lovely start to our new mixed media landscapes art topic! #smithdownart

This afternoon 5EHD have been looking at different watercolour techniques…

This afternoon 5EHD have been looking at different watercolour techniques ahead of using them as part of a mixed media piece. #smithdownart 🎨

Today we experimented with different oil pastel techniques

Replication process of ‘Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge’ by Claude Monet

Stage 1 in our replication process of ‘Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge’ by Claude Monet – colour mixing. Impressionism for #smithdownart

Using Henri Matisse’s style, painting with scissors, Year 3 created poppies to show their respect for all the people who have lost their lives and our thoughts for their families.

Remembrance Day

We have created some beautiful poems after reading Flanders Fields and used watercolours/charcoal/pencils to create some poppy artwork to mark Remembrance Day.

Remembrance Day

For Remembrance Day, we read the poem ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and after discussing the content, we embellished the poem with images of poppies.

Year 2 have made remembrance poppies today

2GH made some beautiful poppies to help us remember today.

Remembrance Day – ‘We will remember them’

Diwali Lanterns

As part of our Diwali celebrations, Year 6 made lanterns displaying the symbols of, not only Hinduism, but other religions of the world too.

Year 1 celebrated Diwali and made some beautiful diva lamps.

Diwali candles in 2GH

We have enjoyed creating our own Diwali candles today

Impressionism

We were so blown away by this painting that we simply had to frame it! What a wonderful interpretation of Claude Monet’s ‘The Poppy Field’ by a very talented Year 6 artist 👨‍🎨

Year 1 enjoyed making diva lamps to celebrate Diwali.

Today we have read I Like Trains!

We have printed trains with blocks and made marks to represent train track, trains and signals.

Hot air balloons

We are learning all about different types of transport. We have been making our own hot air balloons using different materials and decorating them.