Colour Wheel Trees inspired by Gustav Klimt.

In Art with Miss Nixon, we learnt:

Why the colour wheel is important, we also learnt to draw trees, how to use the colour wheel, we learnt about negative space and to use chalk pastels.

We learnt that when you smudge chalk pastels the picture doesn't disappear.

We learnt that using hair spray makes the chalk pastels stay on.

We learnt that using black oil pastels for trees makes the other colours stand out. 

We learnt the artist Gustav Klimt used swirls on many of his pictures and paintings.

We also learnt that half of the colour wheel is warm (yellow, orange and red), the other half (green, blue and purple) are the cool colours.

From 3W

Pumpkins

K/6 B have been learning about where food comes from and different types of farming.
K/6 B drew pumpkins then traced them with PVA glue. Once the glue dried, it left a clear barrier for K/6 B to colour in and around. Colour was added with chalk pastels, which they smudged with their fingers, while blending a bit of white and black to the edges to make the pumpkins look 3D. Finally a bit of grass was added to the bottom.
Don't they look wonderful? You can see them displayed in our school office.