As part of their unit of study on ‘Bushrangers’,
students in grades 3 and 4 have been learning about the work of Sidney Nolan in
art. Sidney Nolan was a famous Australian artist best known for his series of
paintings featuring the notorious bushranger Ned Kelly. Students studied
landscape paintings and drawings earlier in the term and learned techniques for
creating a landscape.
We looked at the work of Sidney Nolan and discussed
his Ned Kelly series. Students were then asked to paint a typical Australian
landscape in the style of Nolan’s paintings. Once dry, students added Ned Kelly
as the main subject, typically seen riding his horse in the Australian outback.
Students experimented with colour blending and various painting techniques to
create their background and main subject. The results are very impressive!
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