Volcano Painting inspired by Frank Bowling
By Kate Gorely
Teacher and AccessArt contributor Kate Gorely recounts a project she ran with a year 4 class, where she explored innovative ways to explore colour and texture in painting – as well as giving the opportunity for the children to paint in large scale. The inspiration for the project was Frank Bowling: a Guyana-born British artist and abstract expressionist painter who uses layer of colour and texture, including found objects, to create large canvases.
This project was carried out over 4 sessions, including a collaborative workshop with artist Rob Robertson to create a large canvas.
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Rosalinde S
October 3, 2022 @ 9:22 pm
Love this! Really expresses the rawness, textures and colours of volcanoes.
Rachel
October 4, 2022 @ 11:27 am
Yes his work is fab! Take a look at the ‘Talking Points’ resource we have on him: https://www.accessart.org.uk/talking-points-frank-bowling/