b'Issue 17 The British School of AmsterdamYear 2have been exploring colour and paint. TheyYear 4pupils have been busy using manipulative have learnt about the colour wheel and warm and coolmaterials this term. They started by using drawing colours and have produced watercolour landscapespencils to create these impressive portraits of Roman influenced by impressionist artists. They exploredclay busts. These inspired their clay faces, which were different impressionist techniques including Pointillismdecorated using mosaic paper and a range of card to make made famous by the artist Georges Seurat. They havea frame. Now the pupils are extending their construction learnt many watercolour techniques and have used theseskills and creative ideas by creating a cardboard and in their paintings. The children are now starting to explorewood relief of either an Iron Man, woman or pet.clay and are going to create mini clay animal pinch pots. Year 5pupils have been working hard to create their Year 3have been learning about Dutch artistswork for the Still-Life exhibition on 14 December. and have been producing work using similar stylesThis term the pupils have been practising their skills and techniques. These have included the mastersusing a variety of different drawing materials. Here is Rembrandt and Van Gogh and more abstract artistssome of the work in progress for the Art Exhibition. like Mondrian and Kandinsky. The children have produced work from countryside landscapes toYear 6pupils have made a fantastic start to the school abstract paintings using many different materialsyear. They started by creating these stunning watercolour from liquid watercolours to oil pastels. The childrenseascapes. This was followed by our Jellyfish project. They are starting to look at Egyptian art and are turningdrew jelly fish from different perspectives using blendable themselves into Pharaohs with beautiful headdresses. coloured pencils. Currently the pupils are using their observational drawing skills to sketch still-life objects in pencil. These images will be completed before the holiday.13'