Fine Art Classes

Fine Art Combo classes include painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics. Rather than focusing on craft, children will learn to make choices with colour, texture and form using a specialist art system developed for children over 10 years by Natasha Stone.

A new project will be completed each week or fortnight throughout the year.  The practical exercise being taught in conjunction with art theory.  This way children can heighten their observation of pattern, form, composition, style and mediums in artworks and their environment.  Thus drawing inspiration for their creativity and their projects.

Examples of Subjects Covered

• Large Acrylic Painting - Create a painting to go on the wall, learning about patterning and new ways to design an artwork, colour mixing and how acrylic paint works.
• Watercolour Painting - Involving pencil sketching, composition and watercolour techniques.
• Draw and Sketch - Ink self-portrait on fabric and board.
• Print Making-A continuation of the above using an exploration of texture and patterning in art.
• Contemporary Fine Art -Understand and observe sculptures in the following categories: installation, hanging, kinetic, brass, wood and ceramic.  Choose a master contemporary artist and imitate a style.
• Wire Hanging Sea Creature -Students are encouraged to come up with a design for a sea creature in three dimensional form.  To build a framework that shimmers with beads and jewels, using inspiration of beautiful photographs from under the sea.
• Glazed, Fired Ceramic Project.  Shadow Puppetry and Chinese Ink Brush.