by Kerri Sellens | Jan 12, 2023 | Art, Riley Class 2022/23
Year 4 have been looking very closely at the painting, Surprised by Henri Rousseau. They went to see it in the National Gallery, and were impressed by the colours and all of the detail you can see in the work if you look closely. Did you know Rousseau never actually...
by Kerri Sellens | Jan 12, 2023 | Art, Delaunay Class 2022/23
Delaunay Class explored line and tone in art this week. They looked closely at plants, and drew what they could see using line. Combining pencil, charcoal, pen and water, they then explored tone – noticing the light and dark areas of the plants in front of them....
by Kerri Sellens | Dec 8, 2022 | Art, Kapoor Class 2022/23, Riley Class 2022/23
We’re delighted to announce that two of our pupils, Halima and Muhsin, have both been announced as winners of the annual Tower Hamlets Christmas Card Competition. There are three winners chosen from entries across the borough, so we are especially proud to win...
by Lansbury | Dec 2, 2022 | Art, Riley Class 2022/23, Van Gogh Class 2022/23
Today Year 4 braved the Christmas Markets in Trafalgar Square to visit The National Gallery. We toured the gallery and discussed lots of really interesting paintings, including ‘Surprised!’ by Henri Rousseau. Did you know that ‘Surprised!’ is a...
by Kerri Sellens | Nov 3, 2022 | Art, Hadid Class 2022/23
Big congratulations to Saqib, who was announced one of the Critics Choice Winners in the Young London Print Prize. This evening he collected his prize from Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, where his work was displayed alongside professional artists. The theme of the...
by Kerri Sellens | Oct 10, 2022 | Art, Kahlo Class 2022/23, Lichtenstein Class 2022/23
Year 5 have been looking at the brilliant work of artist, Doreen Fletcher. We were inspired by Doreen’s work of East End buildings and have been painting our own. We have been exploring prespective and scale. Like Doreen, we have been spending a lot of time on...
