Painting Plants in Class 2

Lesson: Art and design

Class: Class 2 Year: 2022 - 2023

Class 2 have been learning about an artist called Ruth Daniels, whose art is inspired by nature and tropical rainforests.  We have looked at her artwork and created an 'artist study' page in our sketchbooks, before having a go at colour mixing, practising different brushstrokes and learning to use watercolours effectively.  We then took sections of her paintings, to each focus on one small part, developing the 'observational drawing' skills we learnt earlier in the year.  We practised them in our sketchbooks, with pencils, to focus on shape, space and colour, before recreating them to scale with paints.  We hope when we put them back together, they look like Ruth Daniels's artwork! On Friday, we will have a go at creating our very own nature-inspired paintings.