Above: Aoife Buckley  from Sonia van de Wolfshaar's class working on a large scale charcoal drawing, and Sarah Hagan's journal entry from Lisa Garland's class. 

It is currently all the go in the Don Art Department.

Art Students are currently discovering the benefits of using charcoal as a medium to make art.  This medium is magic for ‘instant’ tonal changes and is lots of fun. This is often the first time students have made art works larger than an A3 page, they are amazed with the results. On the other side of the art room, second year Studio Practice students are busy making their own individual spaces and starting their first major pieces. Already, exciting paintings are jumping off the canvas, full of unique ideas.  it is exciting for Year 11 students to see this innate energy and enthusiasm for all things art.

Photography students have been introduced to the exciting world of darkroom photography.  Each student has been making photograms in the red light environment, students are using silver gelatin paper and making images using white light and opaque objects. This project is predominately about light and form to make photographs. The 'single lens reflex camera' is the camera of choice.

Graphic Design students, as the title suggests, have been busy pulling apart the word ‘Design’.  This is all about analysing colour theory, pattern and form, all housed in the very important student journal. Photoshop is the tool of the trade.

Phew! 

A big thank you to our Art/Photo/Graphic Design students and all the motivation you have bought to the Art Department over the last four weeks.