Showing posts with label senior cycle; pupil work- Art.Still-life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label senior cycle; pupil work- Art.Still-life. Show all posts

Monday, September 24, 2012

Still Life

 The pupils of Form V Q set have completed their still life paintings and have begun the process of developing a section of their work that will be suitable for a relief tile. The tiles will be constructed using papier mache and caulk. To engage with this process requires particular skills and therefore pupils are forced to carefully consider key elements such as shape and texture. Further, students must consider the element of composition regarding their individual tiles and also how such compositions could complement one another when displayed together.

 
 


 

Monday, September 10, 2012

Still Life

The Form V Q set has started the year by looking at still life compositions. A still life is a composition of inanimate subjects typically comprising various commonplace objects. The Q set looked at some of the still lifes painted by the Dutch Masters, Cézanne and of course Salvador Dali's 'Living Still Life'. However it is the more modern still life images which caught the pupils' attention and has provided the inspiration for the work which they began in class today.


 
 Posted below are paintings by the American artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz, The light and translucence along with amazing attention to detail make these oil paintings truly remarkable.
 
 



Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

Still Life Drawing


Close up of Still Life

Form VI have been working on Still Life drawing with Mr. Watts, and posted today is work by Henry Roe. The Still Life section of the exam accounts for 25% (100marks) of the overall exam. More examples of the Form VI Still Life work will be posted in the coming days. 




Still Life by Henry Roe


Henry Roe was also responsible for the poster design (see below) for the recent Shakespeare Society production The Comedy of Errors, photos of which can be viewed HERE.


Friday, October 21, 2011

Form VI, Still Life Drawing

Today's images show Mr. Watts instructing and advising the Form VI Art pupils on the elements and principles involved in Still Life Composition. The Still Life question in the Leaving Certificate Exam accounts for 25% of the overall mark. The remaining marks are split between the Craft paper, Life Drawing and the History of Art.



Jonathan Shiell

Kim Jennings

Ciara O Byrne

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Posted below are more still-life examples from Form V. If drawing and painting is not your strength you can still create your own still-life ; just click on this link!


Jonathan Shiell

Fenia Miescke

Kim Jennings

Jong Ryul Jeon

Alice Alexander

Angus Johnson

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Still Life with Skull

Form V have been working on still life composition. Included in their compositions is a skull, a symbol of death and mortality. The skull has appeared in many paintings through the History of Art.One such 'vanitas'  painting by the Dutch painter Steenwyck can be viewed HERE.

More examples of Form V work will be posted in the coming days.


Ciara O Byrne

Tyrone Langham

Aoife Gernon

Joanna Tottenham

Leonie von Stotzingen