This term, we went “back in time” and talked about the significance of art history.

First, we explored the shapes, colours and textures in Van Gogh’s famous oil on canvas painting ‘Starry Night’. Using our observations, we then created our own ‘Starry Night’ interpretation with oil pastels and dye, concentrating on the lines we added to emphasise the sense of movement.

Next, we looked at Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ series, and observed the colours he used to represent nature. We carefully mixed our own shades of colour to create the lily pond. The round canvas was to mimic the original choice of the artist, used to complement the close-up view of the lilies themselves. Our textured, gold frame was then added using acrylic paint and a bubble wrap sponge.

Finally, we made a decision about how to display our artwork. Recycled materials worked well to create a night sky backdrop of rich blues and yellows and, because Monet liked to work outdoors, we explored a range of natural and man-made materials to visually express our Monet inspired lily pond photo.

Starry Night

Water Lilies