Natalie Deane shares how a mark making, line, colour and pattern are used to investigate David Hockney’s rich landscape studies. Students go on to create experimental relief ‘environments’ based on their research.
Through a wide range of processes to include stepped incremental learning and experimental making, our 10-week ‘Rivers, Water and Landscapes’ curriculum engaged both boys and girls equally. All 60 students were tasked with creating their own environment, but by the end of the project, it was clear that the boys had excelled