Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Clay Bowls with Feet

The brief was to make a bowl by pressing clay into a mould and to model feet. The clay bowls were dried and fired to 1085ยบ C, then painted with tempera paint. The project was inspired by an ancient Egyptian terracotta bowl made as long ago as 3900BC with 2 little feet complete with toes. As you can see there were many different interpretations of the brief. I am always impressed by the children's imagination.








Small Landscapes on Canvas

Colourful abstract using tempera and oil pastel to good effect

Good  colour combinations creating an evening atmosphere

Surely a 21st century impressionist!

Dramatic & intense colours

Good use of complementary colours

Subtle & interesting sky in a sunset seascape

Japanese Inspired Aquarelle Drawings






Critters Inspired by Flanimals

Wool, pipe-cleaners, wire, pompoms, googly-eyes..............











Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Papier-mache Masks

Masks made by pressing extra thick aluminium foil over face and gluing newspaper and kitchen roll over then painting, and adding 'hair'

A skillful paint job

A punk robot?

Surreal

Sinister yet decorative

Paintings inspired by Gillian Ayres' work





Work Made at Susan's Summer Art Club 2012





Ceramic pot, carefully slab-built and modelled using flax paper clay, bisque-fired and then painted with tempera paint

'Bird' pot with an intricately modelled & painted handle

'Bird' pot

'Bird' pot with tree-shaped handle

Large beaked bird pot

'Peacok' pot with gold painted beak

'Bird with remarkably straight worm' pot

Fused glass tree,beach and sea

Glossy stained glass fused to create an attractive piece to hang in a window or on a wall, with interesting bubbles trapped inside the glass during the fusing process.

A calm seascape painted in pastel tempera & acrylic on canvas

A fun seascape in tempera & acrylic paint on canvas

Tempera & acrylic painting on canvas on cardboard using brush and palette knife: 'The Bass Rock'