Y10 Seascape Assessment Planning

Over half term you should be completing any outstanding work (see chart below) and complete planning for your Seascape Assessment -you should use artists that you have studied in class or found yourself, and use photos from our trips as source materials. The work can be in any media and size should be A3 - A1.

You are required to complete 2xA3 or 4xA4 pages of studies/plans and be ready to start your work on Wednesday 6th Nov.  Your assessment will be completed over the next five lessons - you will not be allowed the use of a phone/computer (unless you are completing a photographic response for this project) - so please print up any photographic sources. You will have an opportunity to discuss your plans with me/ stretch paper/ and sketch out your outcome onto paper or canvas during the Monday lesson.

Y10 Autumn 1 Homework

Homework - 1 Due Friday 4^th for colour art work & Monday 7th for writing

Complete a colour study from Len Tabner or Kurt Jackson - you can hand write or type brief info about the artist but more importantly write about his style of work and how you have experimented with materials and composition.  Include at least one painting or oil pastel or mixed media piece of work in colour on your page.

Homework - 2 Due Friday 11th October                                                                                          

Complete at least 1 A3 page on the East Dene trip which includes some photos, sketches and one detailed colour image from the exhibition.

Homework - 3 Due Friday 18th October   

Create a response to one of the artists that you see at Tate Britain or from your Tate mood board.                                                                                     

Challenge - Due any time in October                                                                                                   

Create your own artwork (textiles, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media) based on the sea. Experiment with different materials and papers to create your studies. Look at examples online for ideas of layout and experimentation.

Y9 & Y10 Homework - Gallery Visit open until June 29th

Dear Y9 and Y10s Homework Due - July 1st

As the conclusion (Y10) or start (Y9) of your on the Sea,  I would like you to visit the exhibition Bearings at the Quay Arts in Newport to see the work of Caroline Underwood. The exhibition is on until June 29th. You are expected to take photos whilst you are there and create a piece of art work inspired by the exhibition - any size and any material - this might be a drawing that you make whilst at the exhibition or a large painting on A1 paper! You are expected to fill between 2 - 4 pages in your A4 Sketchbook or 1-2 page in an A3.

Take a look at the video - you can use this to write about her work in your sketchbook.

Watercolour Exhibition and Prize winners

Congratulations to our GCSE Art & Design students who took part in The Most Painted Place Competition.  

1st prize went to Katie Murray-Smith Y9, joint 2nd prize to Fauve Hooper-Phelps and Ada Kohlmaier-Sims Y9 and runners up were Mollie-Louise Scriver Y9, Maddie Morgan-Huws Y10, Sam Legg Y10 and Millie Kerr Y9. 

The students received a combination of a limited edition art book, cash prizes and book tokens. Their work was displayed at an exhibition at the Ventnor Botanic Gardens over half term. Students had to paint a view in watercolour of Steephill Cove or Bonchurch. 

The Y10 students had an opportunity to draw on location and work with watercolour artist Becky Samuelson. 

We also had two prize winners for the art essay competition Ada Kohlmaier-Sims won first prize and Millie Kerr won second.  Well done to all the students who took part.

Y10 Easter Fish Homework and Catch up

Complete outstanding fish homework and missing classwork. Use my Fish powerpoint to help with any missing work.


We will complete any sewing and screen printing in lesson on Friday or the first week after Easter.  Please ensure that you have planned some ideas for your final outcome based on Fish.  It might be a screen print on fabric which you then machine embroider into. Or you might produce a painting from photos you have taken at a fishmongers or aquarium.

Water - rough and rippled water colour tutorials

Watercolour Sky tutorials

Y10 The Sea Project

If you are struggling with completing your sea project I have created a Sea Powerpoint to help you.  Below is the checklist.

1	Title Page for project
2	MoodBoard
3	Mind map
4	Artist Research 1  Len Tabner
5	Artist Response Colour copy
6	Charcoal studies
7	ink, wax studies
8	Artist Research 2 Steve Gascoigne
9	Steve Gascoigne response own photos
10	Exhibition visit - colour response/artist
11	Holiday photos
12	Bonchurch exhibition & artist response
13	Contact Sheet Ventnor
14	Enlargements/edits Ventnor
15	Contact Sheet Bonchurch
16	Enlargements/edit Bonchurch
17	Contact Sheet Steephill Cove
18	Enlargements/edits Steephill Cove
19	Victorian painting/research/talk
20	Artist Study Homework
21	Watercolour experiments
22	Finished Watercolour Seascape
23	Own painting of seascape