Artist of the Month - Higher Expressive Unit

Well done to Elise Christie and Rebecca Gillies who have been selected by Miss Laughland as her 'Artists of the Month'.  Elise and Rebecca's work can be viewed below. Keep up the good work!

Elise Christie

Rebecca Gillies

S1 Colour wheel

Have a look at the fantastic colour wheel which some S1 classes have created in Mrs Cuthbertson's classroom.  The pupils brought in a variety of coloured objects to create the wheel and have been using it to help them understand colour theory.  Well done S1!

Photography

Our photography class has been working hard on a portraiture project.  Below, one of our pupils explains what she has been learning. 

In photography we have been learning about portraiture.   We have been outside taking photographs of each other using a digital camera, and have had a go at using a digital SLR camera.  We have taken photos in the school of people within the class and have learned how to edit and manipulate them on Photoshop.

We have also been working working on researching the work of famous portrait photographers.  I have chosen to look at Mario Testino the photographer, who has taken photos of lady gaga, Princess Diana, and many more celebrities.  He worked for Princess Diana and photographed her famous “Varity fair’ cover. 

I have enjoyed taking photographs and learning how to work a digital camera to compose better photos.  I feel much more confident using Photoshop now and am able to remove blemishes, adjust the brightness and contrast of an image as well as cropping images. 

By Helena S6

S3 Artist of the Month

Well done to Briony Brown of class 3F1 who has been selected by Miss Laughland as her S3 Artist of the Month. Briony's Still Life painting can be viewed below.

S1 Drawing Homework

Our S1 pupils have been working hard on plant drawing homework as the culmination of their Analytical Drawing unit. Here are some excellent examples of the the line and texture drawings they have produced.

S3 Development studies

Learning to Achieve Festival

This week we have been delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit some of our senior pupils' work as part of Falkirk Council's 'Learning to Achieve Festival.' 

Our 'Celebrating Success in Art and Design Exhibition' has been running all week in the school library, showcasing the talent of our artistic young people and has received many positive comments already.  Here is a small selection of what's on show.  We would love to welcome you along and the exhibition will continue until the end of the school day tomorrow (Friday 1st October).

Travelling Gallery Visit

Larbert High School enjoyed a visit from the Travelling Gallery on Monday 27th September 2010.  A range of classes from the Art and design Department were able to visit the art exhibition on board the bus, titled 'Impossible Nation.'  Pupils had their thoughts and opinions challenged by the modern artwork by a variety of contemporary artists.  Here are some photos from the day.

S1 Texture Prints

S1 Texture Printing

S1 Texture Printing on PhotoPeach

Artist of the Month

Well done to Nicole in S5 who has been selected by Mrs Cuthbertson as her artist of the month for her painting of a teapot.  Nicolle's work is on display in A214 and can be seen below.  Keep up the good work!

Photography course

Some of the fantastic photos from our Photography Course.  Pupils have enjoyed working on a Pattern and Texture project and are now confident using 35mm cameras as well as the dark room to print images.

Well done to all these talented pupils and keep up the hard work!

Welcome back....

Our new term is now well underway and we already have lots of fantastic things to look forward to in the Art and Design Department,

Soon we will be exhibiting Advanced Higher folios from last year and looking forward to a visit from the Traveling Gallery.  We also have pupils working very hard on their designs for the Trash Fashion Show.  Check back again soon to see how the pupils are progressing with their ideas.

Well done!

Well done to all our very talented Art and design pupils who did extremely well with their SQA results in the subject!

We are looking forward to several of you coming back to the Art and design Department to progress further in the subject.

Some things to do during the holidays...

I would love for more young people to visit some of the amazing art galleries and exhibition we have right on our doorstep!

If you're bored of being on holiday by now(and even if you're not!), here are some interesting galleries to visit.  Most are free and will certainly inspire your creative mind.  Don't think of art galleries as boring places for adults - they really are much more exciting and will force you to consider what art really is.

GOMA - Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (lots of interesting permanent artwork as well as the Fiona Tan exhibition and Unsettled objects exhibition.)

Park Gallery, Falkirk (Current exhibition on Allan Davie showing)

Smith Gallery, Stirling (Some interesting photography on here at the moment)

National Galleries, Edinburgh (loads to see here)

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (contemporary art)

Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow (lots to inspire you here, you might like the David Shrigley installation)

Ok, thats all for now!

Mrs C

Welcome along...

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the LHS Art and Design Department blog.  This will be an opportunity to share exciting news, tell you about important things happening in the Art and Design department and show off some of the fantastic work done by our pupils!

Look out for useful information, links to websites you might find interesting and lots more to help you reach your artistic potential!

Thanks for reading!

Mrs C