5th Year Observational Drawing

A selection of homework assignments completed by Ms. Keogh's 5th years in their sketchpads over the last year. The assignments included the following:

• A folded shirt
• A handful of nails
• 3 pieces of pasta
• Worn shoes / boots
• A know in a tea towel or scarf
• Scrunched up tinfoil

All drawings were completed in the media of choice by the pupils.

Ms.Keogh's 5th Year Still Life Compositions

Ms. Keogh split her class up into 5 small groups at the start of September. She then assigned a variety of themes to them of which they had to work together to decide which to choose. These included "Broken and Fractured"

"Reflections"

"My Childhood"

"Unwrapping"

They each chose a different viewpoint to observe from. They were instructed to explore a variety of mixed media for the assignment which they could then refine later on in the year. 

Lastly they each composed a written response explaining the rationale behind their object selection and how they reflected the theme. 

Ms. Keogh's First Year Optical Art Mixed Media Compositions

After studying the work of Bridget Riley and doing a block on colour theory, all first years were assigned a pair of complimentary colours. They each created their own optical art composition by sketching up the composition step by step; using a mixture of poster paints and their tints; and colouring pencils with shading to create 3D form to their shapes. Overall they all managed to create vivid and bold optical illusion compositions.