It’s human to worry about things that might not happen. At the moment there is a lot we don’t know. It appears likely that year 10 will be the first year group to return to schools in the UK. When will they return? Will it be before summer? How much work they have completed? How […]
I’ve seen lots of interest online in creating online exhibitions to celebrate our student’s work. I am so sad that my students won’t get to have an actual exhibition at school which is always such a joyous celebration. An online art exhibition is the next best thing. At my school, we are using Google Sites […]
Artist Jeff Stahl is best known for his caricature portraits and pet portraits but has also created wonderful, gestural paintings of skulls that are ideal to show to your students. Not least because he has created some step by step photographs of how his work progressed. They are so good, they make me want to […]
It’s wonderful that so many galleries and museums have created virtual tours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s certainly allowed me to see inside galleries and museums that I’ve never been to before. It’s also a great way to expose our students to more art and that’s always a good thing. All the galleries […]
What an uncertain few months it has been for teachers all over the world! Here in Australia, we watched the world bunker down a few weeks ahead of us, and consequently started preparing for online learning ourselves for much of our winter Term 2. Thankfully, we have weathered less of a storm here so far, […]
Virginia art teacher Sandee Darden’s lockdown journal has been causing a stir on social media. Full of topical commentary about all the things we are experiencing as a result of Covid-19, and including quality drawing, it’s easy to see why. I asked Sandee if I could share her work with art teachers and wanted to […]
