Year 9 Visual Art

Year 9 students are currently learning about colour theory and painting techniques. They have just completed a pencil shading unit based on Maori patterns. Pictured below are some students from 9MN in Ms Cotter's class. They are painting colour wheels and also practicing blending their colours with other tone such as black and white to make the colour lighter and darker. This technique will then be used in creating some 3D effects in still life painting.

Year 10 Visual Art

Year 10 students kicked off the year challenging their minds to think outside the square. Below are some examples what one can dream up while doodling in the art room.


















The focus of this unit was to experiment with line and mark making to create doodles. One of our artist models use ink blots to create characters, while another used repetitive line to create a feel of movement. One simply drew what was in his mind at the time in a simple way using only line. It was a fun unit and both Year 10 classes have done very well with some pleasing results overall. Currently Year 10 classes are working on their own visual responses to the movie Whale Rider.

Year 11 Visual Art (Level One NCEA)

Year 11 students have been working on producing a body of work that has taken them on a journey of discovery exploring early Renaissance drawing styles to modern day New Zealand painters and their techniques. Students who complete this Unit Standard will gain 6 Level One credits. There has been a great range of individual styles emerging from this term's work and students have had the chance to explore many different mark-making and practical art-making techniques, from simple charcoal and pencil drawings to mixed media and printmaking. Below are some images of students' works in progress.


Amy Pike


Morgan-Skye Brinfield

Neil Christiansen


Krystal Cook


Lysanah Giles


Dominic Cooper


Gabrielle Mudford


Heidi Beasley


Tessa McNeil


Braden Davenport


Braden Davenport


Cassandra Bengston


Joshua Herbes


Laura Cannon


Laura Cannon


Lysanah Giles

Year 12 Visual Art

Students in Year 12 are attempting their first Unit Standard of the year, worth 9 credits. They are creating a body of work based around a Maori proverb. The proverb "Whatungarongaro he tangata toitu he whenua - people may come and people may go but the land remains" gives students lots of scope to explore their own relationship with the land. Below are a few examples of the work being generated by the students. They have been encouraged to explore lots of different combinations of media for this project and this has produced some pleasing results.

Design


Charne Kedwelle produced this Design as part of her Unit Standard this term. It is about her relationship with the land and is based on the Maori Proverb "Whatungarongaro he tangata toitu he whenua - people may come and people may go but the land remains".

Painting


Richard Mudford (indian ink on canvas paper)


Richard Mudford (indian ink over oil stick on black paper)


Richard Mudford (Indian ink and water-colour pencil on cartridge paper)


Alex Honey (mixed media series)


Alex Honey (mixed media including paint, oil stick, indian ink, dry dye and primal)


Alex Honey (mixed media including paint, oil stick and indian ink)


Lizzy Cook (abstract mixed media including oil stick base with indian ink over top)


Nicole Roche (mixed media including paint, charcoal and indian ink)


Nicole Roche (mixed media including paint, charcoal and indian ink)


Rosie Laing


Rosie Laing


Rosie Laing


Rosie Laing

Photography


Photograph by Greta Horne


Photograph by Greta Horne


Photograph by Greta Horne


Photograph by Greta Horne


Photograph by Lizzy Cook


Photograph by Lizzy Cook


Photograph by Lizzy Cook


Photograph by Alex Tweedy



Photograph by Alex Tweedy


Photograph by Alex Tweedy


Photograph by Alex Tweedy


Photograph by Alex Tweedy

Year 13 Visual Art

Above are some beginning pencil drawings by Sophie Pettit for a body of work based on insects. These drawings will then be taken and expanded into paint and other media.


Graphic design by Holly Elphick