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Artist images & sketchbook pages
AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating a critical understanding of sources
This page is focused on 9 popular themes in alphabetical order:
1: Anatomy
2: Animals
3: Buildings/Places
4: Flowers
5: Food
6: Human Form/Figure
7: Landscape
8: Objects/Still Life
9: Portraiture
Researching your theme and finding artists you like, is usually where the project begins.
Development of ideas, is also about taking inspiration from artists, developing their techniques to further develop your own work and your skills.
Watch each video or click on the picture to see the artist name, then explore their work further by looking on Pinterest or google. Also take time to watch the videos of the student sketchbooks that have been created based on their chosen artists.
ANATOMY
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on anatomy and bones. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=anatamy%20artist&rs=typed&term_meta[]=anatamy%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=artist%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook: Figure/anatomy
A2 Exam project which was graded A* in 2018
AS Exam project which was graded a high A in 2019
ANIMALS
Lucy Wilson
Dean Crowser.jpg
redmer hoekstra
mike+savlen.jpg
Lucy Wilson
Redmer Hoekstra
abbey+diamond.jpg
Beverley+Lazor.animal.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme ANIMALS. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=animal%20artist&rs=typed&term_meta[]=animal%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=artist%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
GCSE sketchbook "Persian Cheetah" High Grade 8
A-Level Sketchbook:Animals
GCSE project which was graded A* in 2018
A2 Exam project which was graded a high A in 2018
BUILDINGS/PLACES
paul kenton
John+Ruskin.jpg
paul kenton 1
Łukasz Gać 2
john+piper+2.jpg
Liam+Spencer.jpg
Thomas+Girtin.jpg
akash bhatt
akash bhatt.jpg 2
Łukasz Gać
Cathy+Read+buildings+1.jpg
Rob Wilson.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme Buildings/Places There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?
q=buildings%20artist&rs=typed&term_meta[]=buildings%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=artist%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook: New York
A-Level Sketchbook:Dubai
A2 Exam project which was graded a high A in 2018
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2018
FLOWERS/NATURAL FORMS
Ansel+Adams+1.jpg
Ben+Allen+portraits.jpg
Randel+Plowman.jpg
Karl+Blossfeldt.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme FLOWERS/NATURAL FORMS. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=flowers%20artist&rs=typed&term_meta[]=flowers%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=artist%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
GCSE Sketchbook: Shells A*
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/flowers
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2018
GCSE Exam project which was graded an A* in 2017
FOOD
mary ellen johnson.jpg 1
georgina luck
holy exley
charles bell
mary aellen johnson
Ralph+Goings.jpg
Michael+Rousseau.jpg
Paul+Cezanne.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme FOOD. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/110971578290572884/
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
GCSE Year 10 coureswrok Food project
A-Level Sketchbook: Food/surrealism
GCSE project which was graded a high 8 in 2019
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2017
HUMAN FORM/ FIGURE
sylvie guillot
cristina troufa flower
cristina troufa
Leonardo+Da+Vinci.jpg
Jaume+Plensa.jpg
Paula+Rego+figure.jpg
Edvard+Munch.jpg
Egon+Schiele.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme HUMAN FORM/FIGURE. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=HUMAN%20FORM&rs=typed&term_meta[]=HUMAN%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=FORM%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/flowers
A-Level Sketchbook: Dubai workers
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2018
A2 project which was graded an A* in 2019
LANDSCAPE
Colin+Bailey.jpg
anselm_kiefer.jpg
Steve+Slimm.jpg
Richard+Wallich.city.jpg
Monet.jpg
Maggi+Hambling+waves.jpg
J+M+turner.jpg
Imants+Tillers.jpg
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme LANDSCAPE. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=LANDSCAPE%20ARTIST&rs=typed&term_meta[]=LANDSCAPE%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=ARTIST%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/fLandscape
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/fLandscape
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2019
A2 project which was graded an A* in 2019
OBJECTS
tom french 3
Catherine+Mcintyre.jpg+1.jpg
JIm+Dine.jpg
Cornelia+Parker.jpg
3147229-GPERRRGR-7
Audrey+Flack.jpg
mary ellen johnson.jpg 1
redmer hoekstra
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme OBJECTS/STILL LIFE. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=STILL%20LIFE%20ARTIST&rs=typed&term_meta[]=STILL%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=LIFE%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=ARTIST%7Ctyped
Below are 2 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook GAMES/CHESS
GCSE Exam "Spirals"
A2 Exam project which was graded an A IN 2016
GCSE project which was graded an A in 2017
PORTRAITURE
Russ+Mills.jpg
cristina troufa flower
emb-1
samuel rodriguez
75383153d4c721c56d1d67217d0ba358
nick lepard
lauren dicioccio
juliette belmonte
Here are a few artists we have carefully chosen based on the theme PORTRAITURE. There are many more artists to choose from and you can click this link on Pinterest to see them:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=PORTRAITURE%20ARTIST&rs=typed&term_meta[]=PORTRAITURE%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=ARTIST%7Ctyped
Below are 4 students full sketchbooks, watch the videos to find out how they explored their theme.
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/fLandscape
A-Level Sketchbook:Figure/fLandscape
A2 Exam project which was graded an A* in 2019
A2 project which was graded an A* in 2019
GCSE Exam sketchbook: Reflections
A-Level Sketchbook: Syrian refugess
A2 project which was graded an A* in 2019
GCSE Exam project which was graded am A*/9 in 2019
A2 project which was graded an A* in 2018
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