Visual Arts

VISUAL ARTS (MRS CHARLTON)

Welcome back everyone! I’m so excited to have the Kingsley Kids back in the art room in 2025. This semester the Middle and Senior students will participate in Visual Arts lessons.

*The Preps and Juniors will have Visual Arts in Semester 2, but can come to Art Club on Tuesdays at lunch time 1:45-2:15 starting Week 3.

Middles:

During Term 1 the Middles will explore painting and drawing skills with mediums including pencil, ink and paint. They will look at the artworks of Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso as inspiration for their own portraits. Students in the Middles will learn colour theory of analogous colours and how line defines space. Students will select ways to exhibit their work with an audience in mind.

Seniors:

In Visual Arts in Term 1 the Seniors will also develop drawing and painting skills with a focus on portraiture. They will look at the Archibald Prize finalists and choose two artworks to compare and contrast.

Senior students will focus on self portraiture for their own artwork where they will learn the proportions of the face and explore the art elements of value and form. They will consider how best to exhibit their work to the wider school community to showcase their learning in the Visual Arts.

*To ensure proper protection of uniforms, we ask that the students bring in a named art smock or similar which will be kept at school and brought to each art lesson.

Let's get creative! - Mrs Charlton