Halloween is coming!
A Cubist Halloween: Inspired by Picasso
Third Class looked to a Halloween theme to produce artwork inspired by Pablo Picasso and Cubism.
The children explored how the Cubist artist used shapes and different viewpoints to represent subjects in unusual ways. They then drew on these ideas to create their own Halloween artwork.
Well done to all the children for their imagination, effort and willingness to try something different. They should be very proud of their spooky creations!
Clay Pumpkins with Personality!
Our classroom is full of pumpkin personalities! The children explored working with clay to create their own three-dimensional pumpkins, each with a different face and expression.
Through shaping, pressing and moulding the clay, the children developed their pumpkins’ rounded forms. They added stalks and created eyes and mouths, discovering how changing the shape of a feature could make their pumpkin look happy, surprised, funny or spooky!
Working with clay encouraged the children to think about shape, texture and form. Unlike a painting, a sculpture can be viewed from different sides, so they had to consider how their pumpkins would look and stand. Shaping the clay and adding small details also gave them opportunities to develop their hand control and coordination.
Orange paint brought the pumpkins to life and highlighted their individual features. From toothy grins to wide-eyed expressions, every creation has its own character.
Our Pumpkin Patch!
Autumn has arrived in our classroom, and we have created a colourful pumpkin patch of our own!
For our pumpkin paintings, we explored how paint, watercolour and oil pastels can work together to create an artwork full of colour and detail. We used paint to give our pumpkins their rich orange colour and watercolour to create soft, colourful backgrounds.
With oil pastels, we added curved lines, outlines and finer details. These lines helped to show the pumpkins’ ridges and rounded shapes, while lighter and darker marks added texture and interest. We explored how the colours and marks around a pumpkin can help it stand out.
This activity gave the children an opportunity to develop their skills in using line, shape, colour and texture. They practised controlling their brushes and making careful marks, discovering how different art materials create different effects.
Every pumpkin has its own shape and character. Together, they make a wonderful autumn display—our very own pumpkin patch!
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