Years 5 & 6 Tropical Toucans

Using oil pastel and tempera paint

Year 4 Chinese Dragons

Using oil pastel and watercolour paint

Year 3 Parrots

Using oil pastel and tempera paint

Years 5 & 6: Yukon Territory Watercolour Landscape Inpired by artist Ted Harrison

To complete their picture students painted fine lines with black acrylic paint.

Prep & P/1C Colour Train

After listening to The Cat, the Mouse and the Runaway Train students painted their train engine using primary colour acrylic paint. They also painted a separate food dye wash background paper with white pastel resist lines. To finish their project students cut out their trains and glued these onto the background.

Prep & Prep/1C Colour Wheel Flower

We reviewed primary and secondary colours and students drew concentric circles and petals before painting their flower with tempera paint. The following week students used small brushes and black acrylic paint to outline their colour wheel flower.

Years 3 & 4 Value Sampler Painting

Students experimented painting from light to dark using tempera paints.

Year 2 Abstract Cubism Bird

The Cubism Bird process: After a discussion about abstract/cubism painting, Year 2 students drew a cubism bird or animal with oil pastel and then painted it using the double-loading technique with white and either two warm or two cool colours, blending to see how many tints they could make on their bird. In week 2 they drew white pastel lines on a background paper and painted a warm or cool colour wash on top. The following week students cut out their bird and glued it onto their background, also adding straight lines on the bird's body. Now on show in the Main Building corridor.

Years 3 & 4 Autumn Leaves

The Autumn Leaves process: Students drew leaves and painted these with tempera paint in warm colours, and the background in cool colours. They experimented by putting salt and rubbing alcohol on the wet paint to achieve interesting effects. Lastly, fine outlines were painted in acrylic.

Year 1 Fantastic Frogs

The Fantastic Frog process: First we read a book together about the life-cycle of frogs. Students then followed a directed line drawing lesson using oil pastels. Lastly, they painted their picture with a food dye wash and named their frog. You can view some of these frogs this term in the library!

Term 2: Prep & Prep/1C Mixed Up Chameleons

This term our visual arts learning focus across all levels will be on painting and construction. In the first week of the term we read Eric Carle's Mixed Up Chameleon. In the story the chameleon wishes he was a different animal, but soon realises that it's best to be himself. Students drew wonderful chameleons using oil pastel and then painted it with watercolour paints.