Art and Design
SUBJECT LEADER: MISS ASTON
Take a virtual tour of some of the most famous art galleries around the world. Click the images below to explore!
The National Gallery, London
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Virtual art gallery
Can you see any of your artwork?
Do you remember studying this unit of art this year or in a previous year?
Can you remember any names of artists or skills you used?
6A's coronation pebbles
4T's coronation pebbles
4L's coronation pebbles
Royal celebrations!
To help commemorate King Charles III coronation, all pupils painted a pebble in a design of their choice. The school was awash with red, white and blue and we hope to place these in our wildlife garden to remember this special event.
Year 5's coronation pebbles
6W's coronation pebbles
Progression of painting across the years
Year 3 investigate primary, secondary and tones of colour. They apply this knowledge to create a colour painting which is inspired by Robert and Sonia Delaunay. They learn about different sized brushes and the effect this has.
Year 4 use tempera paint to paint their Egyptian profiles. They mix the colours to create different hues, control the amount of water needed and select an appropriate paintbrush.
Year 5 create abstract space art in the style of Peter Thorpe. They learn a range of brush strokes and apply these to create their own inspired piece. They incorporate other media, such as pastels and chalk.
Progression of drawing across the years
At Sunnymede Junior School, in order for our pupils to develop proficiency in drawing, we have designed a curriculum which revisits and builds upon prior drawing skills. Specific drawing techniques are introduced in different year groups while others are recapped in order to support retention. Below, you can see examples of sketching within each year group.
Year 3
Year 5
Year 4
Year 6
Art and design in action
Year 3
In our art lessons, we have been learning about mosaics. We compared Roman mosaics with the more modern Gaudi mosaics, then manipulated and rolled clay to create our own mosaic tile. When they were dry, we used our brush stroke skills from last term and painted our tiles. What do you think?
YEAR 3
We have also been busy painting. We learnt about skills in painting; looking at different brush strokes, how to make secondary colours and how to create different tones of colour. We then studied different paintings by Robert and Sonja Delaunay and tried to recreate our own versions of their paintings. What do you think?
Which colours are primary?
How have we created our secondary colours?
YEAR 5
In art, we have been looking at the artists Kate Spencer and Romero Britto and recreating their designs, using paint. Also, we have been developing our sewing skills to make a cushion with embellishments. We learnt how to do backstitch, satin stitch, short and long stitch and the french knot.
Year 6
In art, we have been creating sculptures in the style of Ancient Greek athletes. Firstly, we drew the human body, considering proportion, and then we used wire and plaster to make the sculptures. Using the plaster was quite messy work but we managed to smooth the plaster in order to make our sculpture stable. Some of us were able to make our athlete stand freely!
Queen's portrait gallery
To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II platinum jubilee, we hosted a day of celebrations, filled with games, an afternoon tea and fancy headwear. All pupils created a portrait in the queen in different styles and we exhibited this during Open Evening. All pupils art work was on display and it was a fabulous array of skills, colours and styles. I think they look great!!
