Picasso Inspired Artworks.

Picasso Inspired Artworks.  Wow! by Louise

We spent FOUR WEEKS working on these paintings which were inspired by Picasso.  The first sessions we spent sketching.  We sketched fast, with our left hands, upside down and with our eyes closed.  We tried to use a thousand lines, loose hands, not to be precious, not to worry, to be relaxed and view the subject through new eyes; capturing what we saw, not what we thought the subject should look like.

Then we chopped up our drawings!  What?  Chopped them up?  Yes, we chopped them up and rearranged them, composing the picture so that it was nicely balanced.

Next we added some colour with pastel and dye, a simple combination with two or three matching colours.

Finally we accentuated the favourite lines with black pen and pastel.

They look amazing! by Hugo W

by Nick

           

by Emma R

Stained "Glass" Windows - Maori Rotation

Stained glass

We made stained glass windows on Tuesday, it was a great experience for us because we got to learn more about our Maori culture. It was fun learning about all the different Maori patterns. First, we drew our design in our visual diaries, Then, we got handed a base for the real ones, and next, we paint the patterns on the base, and last, we waited for them to dry.

This was all for our Maori rotations, there was stained glass, poi, Moko, Haka, contemporary dance, and dancing with poi.

Thanks Nicola, Leila and Sarah!

By Jude S & Jack K

Stained glass

We did stained glass windows in our Maori rotations. First, we designed it in our visual diaries, next we painted them on plastic. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed it-Jude: I liked the painting
James M: I liked the designing part
Jack R: We liked everything
Liam G, Arthur K: I liked doing the Maori patterns
Jack K: Here are some of the photos

                                                           By Jack R, James M