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I

have long prided myself on

providing senior students

with broad themes that give

them a class wide starting point

but enough scope that they can

develop ideas into their own

direction. The theme of Animal

Mania and Anthropomorphism

was actually inspired by a

Year 13 student, Olive Grant

in 2014, who was exploring

a similar theme in her own

work. It was a fun topic that

provided our class with a

number of light moments,

particularly when we spent a

lesson posing for her tableau

of figures needed to recreate

the last supper by Leonardo

da Vinci. The photograph was

then digitally manipulated

with animal images to create

the anthropomorphised design

before being painted in oils.

I was so inspired by Olive

and the numerous artist models

that we found for this topic,

that I began planning for a new

Year 11 programme as soon

as seniors had left for the year.

My goal was to integrate the

1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 Achievement

Standards into one cohesive

programme of work so that

the students could focus

on the learning rather than

being preoccupied with the

assessment criteria.

Students work for at least

a term developing their

confidence in a range of wet

and dry drawing media. Their

focus is just on the animals

at this stage. In terms two to

three, they develop their skills

Year 11 art students at Bream Bay College take a walk on the wild side with the

theme ‘Animal Mania and Anthropomorphism’.

By Tracey Scott (HOD Art)

Siobhan McDonald Year 11 2016 -
Coloured Pencil.

Mahra Robson Year 11 2016 - Watercolour.

Maxine Hiki Year 11 2015 - Acrylic Paint
over Photograph.

Katie Worthington Year 11 2015 - Oil Paint.