We’re back, and finishing off the Art Alphabet! M is for Museums. Last term we took our GCSE students to the Russell-Cotes where they had the opportunity to research for their personal projects, draw from life & soak in the beautiful views! #gcseart #artmuseum Talbot Heath School

Another M for the Art Alphabet - Mark Making! In one of our Year 8 projects students focus on the detailed, zoomed in textures of seashells & the shoreline to produce of work including these beautiful ink & pastel pieces. Talbot Heath School #schoolart

Our next Art Alphabet entry is N for Natural Forms with this beautiful acrylic pepper example from the archives of our GCSE work. #gcseart #naturalforms Talbot Heath School #acrylicpainting

O has to be for oil paint as there’s something so satisfying about this delivery of new tubes! This medium is primarily used by our exam students at A Level, or GCSE if students’ projects are the right fit. #alevelart #gcseart #oilpainting Seawhite of Brighton Talbot Heath School

We’re reached P in the Art Alphabet - P is for Portraits! Here are some colourful examples of Picasso inspired portraits completed in oil pastel by our Year 4 students. #ks2art #picasso #portraiture #schoolart Talbot Heath School

For today’s Art Alphabet entry we have R is for Raku. Last term our Year 10s took part in an exciting Material Science workshop where they learnt all about unique Raku firing techniques. We had some beautiful outcomes! #raku #ceramics

Today’s Art Alphabet entry is S for Sculpture. This beautiful, large pumpkin was inspired by the intricate details of mould. Who knew decay could be so beautiful?! #sculpture #gcseart Talbot Heath School

We’re back after half term with T for Art Textiles and this beautiful, colourful floral themed dress from the archives. #textileart #gcseart #alevelart Talbot Heath School

U is for Under The Sea! In Year 5 our students complete a sea themed art textiles project where they learn skills like tie dye, hand cutting stencils, printing and embroidery. #arttextiles #juniorschoolart #underthesea

We’re nearing the end of the Art Alphabet, todays entry is V is for Van Gogh. Here are some of Year 6’s beautiful fine-liner drawings from our British Landscapes project. It’s lovely having our school woods for inspiration! #vangogh #ks2art #schoolart

We’re using W to look back at our fantastic trip at the end of the summer to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London ! Students were able to take part in 1 of 2 fantastic creative workshops looking at Graphic Design or Special Effects Make Up as well as tour the impressive sets & props. #schoolart

We’ve reached X in the Art Alphabet - a little stretch but we’re using X to talk about Extra Curricular Activities in Art! We have a range of after school clubs available to different groups e.g Scholar’s Club, Life Drawing & as shown here, Large Scale Drawing #gcseart #alevelart

We’re using Y to show off some of our new yellow sketchbooks used for Art History! In Year 7 we start with the Renaissance and work our way through the years to around the Expressionist period studied in Year 9. #arthistory #ks3art #fauvism

Z is for zentangles and patterns with this beautiful, intricate example done at GCSE Level from the archives. #zentangles #gcseart

Perspective! Today students were learning and practicing one of the most fundamental drawing skills, with assistance from our teacher-in-training. #drawing #artskills

Yesterday GCSE fine art students visited the fantastic Bournemouth Natural Science Society Bournemouth Natural Science Society & Museum to gather inspiration for their projects. This included a short entomology talk and a chance to handle some live specimens! #arttrip #bnss #gcsefineart

GCSE fine art and photography students also visited the stunning Russell-Cotes museum Russell-Cotes to gather images and inspiration for their work. #arttrip #gcsephotography #gcsefineart #russellcotes #museumtrip

Fabulous and colourful Junior School artwork on display at a recent open event! #thart #openday #juniorschool

Year 7 and 8 students have been having fun learning about the physical characteristics of bugs and designing their own - with the element of chance thrown in!

Year 8 have been turning their bug designs into colourful reality using wire and a variety of collaged materials!