We looked at techniques used by artist Nick Rowland, namely chalk and oil pastels on black paper with layers of splashed or drizzled paint on top, and thought that this would make great volcano pictures.

We started by drawing labelled diagrams of a cross section of a volcano then used these ideas to make our pictures.
Can you spot any ash clouds? We also know that these are called ‘pyroclastic clouds’.

We enjoyed the sunny afternoon to flick the paint outside.