Still Life Workshop some finished pieces of art

Sam LT 4

Carlos Room 3

Sarah Room 5

Sarah Room 5

Courtney LT 4

Still Life Workshop

I enjoyed mixing the different tones of paint.  In this photo we're doing a 10 minute sketch using black crayons.  We had to look at doing the shadows and shading.

Black and white

Tonal Still life, white, grey and black tones

Here's some photos of the artworks created in the afternoon session.

My still life

In today's workshop we learnt how to draw still life, how to use shade and shading.  I really liked the painting, it was fun!  Next I'd like to use colour and different tones.

Exploring mixing paint and large black paintings

Children completing a quick 10-15 minute painting from the still life compostition they've selected.  They're using A2 paper and large brushes.  First they explored mixing paint.

Still Life workshop

Today we have been doing the Still Life with a Difference workshop.  I've learnt that sometimes you have to put a lot of details into pictures to make them look good.  Shading and tone is very important.  Below I'm painting a still life of a toy sitting in oranges, I had to look at the picture quite a lot to get it right.  I was looking for the right shade and where to put things.

Still Life with a Difference

In the boot of the Mazda I place a variety of objects that the children then photographed.  They then selected a few of these photos to use for their still life paintings.

Still Life Workshop

During the morning sessions children completed activities involving: shading, tone, shadow and composition.  They also watched some slide shows, showing a variety of still life compositions.

Click here to see a very modern interpretation of still life.

Later...Jack broke the egg on my picture

Yikes!  That egg is scary!

Jordan's egg