ART

This term we are going to be looking at Aboriginal Art to link to our topic about Australia.

Please do not panic if you do not have art resources for your child to use at home. The children can still have a

look through the slides and you can have verbal discussions about the artwork.

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Key vocabulary

Artist – the person who created the artworkTitle – what the artwork is called

Media – what material the artist used to make the artwork

Technique – how the materials have been usedColour palette – the range of colours used(blues, greens = cold. Reds, yellows = warm)

Subject matter – what is in the picture

Let’s look at some more famous artwork

Jackson PollockHe just throws paint at the wall!

The SnailHenri MatisseCan you see that it is a snail?

What type of landscape did you choose to draw last lesson?

Let’s have a look at some of our natural landscapes from around Cornwall.

Bodmin Moor

The Tamar River at Calstock

Kit Hill

St. Michael’s Mount Porthcurno Beach

Cotehele Woods

We are going to be creating our own painting of a Cornish landscape thinking aboutpointillism, aboriginal art and Katie Allen’s style.

First we need to decide which type of landscape we want to paint.

We will have to draw our picture out first.

Do you want to paint a beach scene, forest, moorland?

TASK:

Choose your colour palette (warm colours – red, yellows, oranges. Cold colours – blues, greens, purples etc.)Add the base colours to your painting.

Choose your colour palette (warm colours – red, yellows, oranges. Cold colours – blues, greens, purples etc.) Discuss any colour mixing with an adult.Add the base colours to your painting.

Choose your colour palette (warm colours – red, yellows, oranges. Cold colours – blues, greens, purples etc.) Discuss any colour mixing with an adult.Add the base colours to your painting.

Please send pictures to Miss Southcott of your child’s drawings.