News: Art | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Please note that St Aidan’s will be closed to pupils this Friday 1st May for a staff INSET day, and will remain closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

Image of We have been practising our latest art skill this afternoon. Ask us about Sgraffito.

21 May

We have been practising our latest art skill this afternoon. Ask us about Sgraffito.

Image of What a fantastic art lesson yesterday! We have been exploring the exciting technique of Impasto, applying thick layers of paint to create texture and depth. We focused on recreating a small section of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Wheat Fields with Cypresses’.

21 May

What a fantastic art lesson yesterday! We have been exploring the exciting technique of Impasto, applying thick layers of paint to create texture and depth. We focused on recreating a small section of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Wheat Fields with Cypresses’.

Image of In Art today, we have used a new medium which is water colours. We have added more water, used different brushes and created patterns.

19 May

In Art today, we have used a new medium which is water colours. We have added more water, used different brushes and created patterns.

Image of Watercolour colour mixing in Art. We then used these techniques to create paintings based on what we could see.

15 May

Watercolour colour mixing in Art. We then used these techniques to create paintings based on what we could see.

Image of This afternoon we have been practising our brush strokes in the style of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.

15 May

This afternoon we have been practising our brush strokes in the style of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.

Image of This afternoon in Art we are exploring water colours.

14 May

This afternoon in Art we are exploring water colours.

Image of Our Year 4 artists got creative with sgraffito today, layering paint to reveal exciting designs by scratching through the top coat.

13 May

Our Year 4 artists got creative with sgraffito today, layering paint to reveal exciting designs by scratching through the top coat.

Image of Our story this week is What The Ladybird Heard.

12 May

Our story this week is What The Ladybird Heard.

Image of In Art this week, we have been using our Primary colours again but this time we have used a range of tools to create marks in the paint.

9 May

In Art this week, we have been using our Primary colours again but this time we have used a range of tools to create marks in the paint.

Image of In Art, we have started our painting topic. We have been using the Primary colours and mixing to create Secondary colours.

2 May

In Art, we have started our painting topic. We have been using the Primary colours and mixing to create Secondary colours.

Image of Year 2 artists have been exploring colour mixing this week! They successfully combined the primary colours red, yellow, and blue to create the secondary colours purple, orange, and green. Some children even experimented with mixing warm and cool colours.

2 May

Year 2 artists have been exploring colour mixing this week! They successfully combined the primary colours red, yellow, and blue to create the secondary colours purple, orange, and green. Some children even experimented with mixing warm and cool colours.

Image of This week, in art we have been using different tools with paint to create art work.

1 May

This week, in art we have been using different tools with paint to create art work.