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).