The Art and Design Department were delighted to experience the exhibition ‘Leonardo da Vinci – A Life in Drawing’ and to take part in a series of workshops trying out materials and techniques da Vinci used in his work.

Pupils enjoyed printing  with natural materials such as leaves then making their prints into badges. They also tried map making with pen and ink, clay modelling and using oil paints to create a sfumato painting on canvas. Pupils had the opportunity to enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition where they tried copying da Vincis drawings into little sketchbooks they made themselves followed by a guided tour of the art galleries where they were given the opportunity to handle some artifacts showing how da Vinci would have worked.

This was a fabulous day trip, incredibly well organised and presented by the museum staff, the pupils thorougly enjoyed it, as did the teachers!