Week 9: there is a gem inside every painting

Looking at our work for those details where we have really caught something special is so important. It tells us about our progress, our skills and gives us confidence to keep going even when we feel our skill levels are still needing to be developed further.

Here are the details from last week (see previous post for the full-size images):

Andy

Dot

Ella

Graeme

Helen

Jeff

Rebecca

Yvonne

Week 9: a wonderful range of projects

After today we only have two weeks until the end of this term! Where does the time go? Such an interesting array of projects, techniques, styles and palettes.

Andy

Andy

Andy

Dot

Ella

Graeme

Graeme

Graeme

Helen

Jeff

Rebecca

Yvonne

Yvonne

Yvonne

Frida Kahlo Exhibition: well worth a look

What this exhibition at the V&A does, amongst other things and despite the criticism against it, is to understand that the artist and her art were inseparable, they were deliberately and tightly interwoven. "You only know what she wanted to show: what pain looks like, what Mexico looks like, what gender looks like; what love looks like."

Click the self portrait image above to read the BBC Arts review for more information - its very short and also an interesting perspective on art and on women in art.

Week 8: more good progress on projects

We are about half way through our main project time and everyone is making good progress in either technique, composition/design, concept development or colour palette.

Andy

Ella

Graeme

Graeme

Graeme

Helen

Jeff

Jeff

Neil

Rebecca

Week 7: ideas for and exploration of main project

This week we embarked on our main individual projects for the rest of the term. A wide range of exciting ideas, styles and mediums. A dynamic group of learners indeed!...

Andy

Dorothy

Ella

Graeme

Graeme

Helen

Helen

Jeff

Jeff

Neil

Neil

Neil

Neil

Yvonne

Yvonne