by Ann TURTON | Dec 6, 2018 | IB DP Visual Arts
Over the past month grade 11 have been investigating artists who create portraits, they have been exploring different techniques of applying paint , initially acrylic paints and have recently moved onto oil paints. However it doesn’t stop there – to give...
by Ann TURTON | Sep 20, 2018 | The Grades
Our DP students are fully focussed on developing their acrylic painting skills. Both students are showing great promise rendering skin tones and hair texture. Artist Alissa Monks is a great artist to emulate her technique borders on hyper-realism and abstraction....
by Ann TURTON | May 16, 2018 | Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 7 have been exploring texture this semester. Their studies have explored the textures which surround them and they have developed skill in how to recreate this in their own artwork. Their final outcome is a mask inspired by cultural mask and a contemporary...
by Ann TURTON | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the last few weeks Grade 7 have been exploring visual and tactile texture. They have worked with line and repetition to establish the illusion of visual texture. Albrecht Durer, 16th century Painter and print maker has inspired the group with mark making...
by Ann TURTON | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the last few weeks grade 6 have been exploring line with a very disciplined approach , being very careful and controlled with their technique .There has been a lot of very focused students with fabulous results. The artist Paul Klee said ” drawing is taking...
