I can respond to the work of artists and designers by discussing my thoughts and feelings. I can give and accept constructive comment on my own and others’ work. EXA 1-07a

I can create and present work using the visual elements of line, shape, form, colour, tone, pattern and texture. EXA 1-03a

We have been studying an artist called L.S. Lowry. 

We can recall some facts about him:

“He draws matchstick men” – Archie

“Lowry became an artist because he missed the train and when he looked at all the buildings he thought he would start to be an artist” – Joel

“The people look like stick men” – Lily D

“He liked to draw pictures of buildings” – Jessica

“He liked to draw factories” – Ivy

“He drew mills” – Olivia

“His pictures are quite dull” – Sydney

“He drew things in Manchester” – Christopher

We looked at lots of examples of his paintings and were able to give responses to these, discussing our thoughts and feelings. 

“This picture makes me feel happy. I like the background because it looks misty.” – Ivy

“this picture makes me feel shocked. I like the colour on the buildings. I don’t like that it doesn’t have much detail. ” – Ava

“I like the buildings because of the colours” – Lyle

“This picture makes me feel excited. I like the buildings because they look realistic” – Archie

“I like the detail in the buildings. I don’t like the people because they don’t have a nose or mouth” – Iona

We discussed Lowry’s use of line, colour and shape.

We noticed that he used rectangles and triangles and lots of straight lines. We spoke about how most of his colours are dull and he uses lots of black, white, grey and brown.

Inspired by one of Lowry’s paintings, we used LINE and SHAPE to draw factories, mills and chimneys.

We then painted our buildings inspired by the types of colours Lowry used.

We chose a partner and took it in turns to give positive feedback to them about their work. 

 

We then drew round our buildings in black pen and added our own little matchstick people.

Didn’t we do a fantastic job!?