What will we learn?

In this block, pupils will explore a range of effects which can be achieved using watercolour paint. They will create a bank of effects and select from these to make specific marks 

Children will study specific artists such as:

Jim Dine (born 1935) 

Jim Dine is an American painter, graphic artist, printmaker, sculptor and poet who emerged during the Pop Art period as an innovative creator of works that combine the painted canvas with ordinary objects of daily life. Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were second-generation immigrants from Eastern Europe and practising Jews, an identity which influenced his artistic career. He later claimed he was "raised in a family of ironmongers and the tools were always around me.” His family owned a hardware store, where he gained a deep interest in the power of ordinary objects. At the core of his art, regardless of the medium of the specific work, lies an intense process of autobiographical reflection – a relentless exploration of the self through a number of highly personal motifs. These include: the heart, the bathrobe, tools, antique sculpture, and the character of Pinocchio. Jim’s work is held in permanent collections in galleries across the world. 

What will we learn?

Thinking about what we have done....