Year 7 and 8 art work

These sunset pastels were done by the Year 7 and 8 Art options classes last term. 

First, old pastels - the sort that are covered in all sorts of other pastel colours - were used to cover the paper in mixed  and overlapping colours. The skill was to choose colours which could be seen in the sky at sunset. 

Then, we spent time sketching what we could see on the horizon from the top floor of the Poutama building at school. We could see across the Manukau Harbour to the Awhitu Peninsula - where we went for camp in Term 2. 

Finally, we transferred those ideas, in black crayon, onto the pastel sunset background. We also researched images of sunsets in different places around the world and used these for ideas as well.  

This artwork is  currently on display in the computer area of the Poutama building.