Following on from our painting with cotton buds in The Botanic Gardens, the boys mused over what we could use to make the shape of a tulip whilst admiring a “bed full…tucked up in a row” when eating lunch. After some discussion we decided on a dinner fork and borrowing one from the cafe we set to…
Alternative Paintbrushes – cotton buds
In our Spring poetry journal poem “Sunshine at Bedtime” by Shirley Hughes, the poem opens with “Streets full of blossom”. We talked a lot about the blossom on a recent visit to The Botanic Gardens and used this as an opportunity to paint some in situ. We had packed our watercolour tins and as well as…
Exploring Watercolours and Salt
S has been tasked with creating a representation of the river that runs through our village. This afternoon we went for a walk to look at the colours and shapes. When back home we explored some of the colours using watercolour paints and the addition of salt to the pictures. This is how we did…
Turner’s Watercolours – painting in the cafe
One of our most frequently visited museums is The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. They are currently showing a watercolour exhibition which includes some less often seen pictures by Turner. After spending some time looking at the pictures; the colours, shapes and identifiable objects (horses are always popular for the boys to look for) we went…