Art @ Dalmain Primary School
@dalmain-art.bsky.social
Sharing the artistic explorations and creative learning of the incredible children I teach at Dalmain Primary School. Art empowers everyone!
A year in pictures, highlights of 25-26. Art ranging from EYFS to Y6 showcasing examples of drawing, painting & sculpture. Feeling proud of our children & their creative accomplishments. wishing everyone a wonderful summer break! #PrimaryArt #EduSky #art
Extraordinary Maco photography a close up of a beautiful Dragonfly
Class 5 created some beautiful observational watercolour flower paintings. Such confident use of colour and really thoughtful paint mixing. #ArtSTC #loveSTC @nsead.bsky.social @minimastersart.bsky.social @dalmain-art.bsky.social
Goodbye David Hockney. What a legend. His paintings blew my mind when I was a teenager, studying art. And they still do. Human creativity is amazing and he took it to an apogee.
Forest of Imagination on BBC Radio Bristol today! 💚🍀🌳 @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social (listen again up soon ;)
A huge congratulations to our Year 6 students who have completed their re-imagined model of the South Bank. From design to construction, pupils collaborated with architects Allies & Morrison learning the process & considerations. Super proud of their work! 🤩 @darrellwakelam.bsky.social #PrimaryArt
Fiona Gibson, contemporary sculptor based in Llandeilo, West Wales. Her work is based on local mythology #WomensArt
Year 5 have been learning about Giacometti and the inspiration behind his figurative sculpture. Check out their wire and foil figures! 🤩 #PrimaryArt
Children in Year 1 have been learning about coral reefs and their vital role in supporting life in the oceans. Here are some of their beautiful clay and mod-roc examples painted using marbling inks. They were so proud of their final sculptures! 🤩 #PrimaryArt
Year 3 have been learning about Spanish artist Miro. He was inspired by cave paintings, linked to ‘The First Drawing’ children have painted these magical abstract compositions! 🤩 @nsead.bsky.social #PrimaryArt
Linked to the science topic sound and artist Fabian Oefner, Y4 have used mechanical and kinetic energy to create these beautiful paintings. Their favourite music literally created their compositions. Signed with their names painted as sound waves. 🤩 @nsead.bsky.social #PrimaryArt
Inspired by Nigerian Moderism and the work of Uzo Egonu, Year 2 have painted these stunning abstract compositions after seeing his work at the Tate Modern. Focusing on narrative,geometric shapes and the characteristics of modernism. Bravo! 🤩 @sophieleach.bsky.social @tate.bsky.social #PrimaryArt
Linked to the Literacy text ‘Dinosaurs & All That Rubbish’ Year 1 (5 & 6 yrs old) have learned about artist Abhijat Shrivastava, studying his charcoal artwork linked to climate change & conservation. Here are their pastel dinosaurs roaming the landscape! #PrimaryArt #EduSky
These incredible Year 3 drawings were inspired by Retro-futuristic architecture from the 1930’s to 70’s. Children focused on creating depth, perspective and tonal values. Super proud! 🤩 @darrellwakelam.bsky.social @artteachjess.bsky.social @sophieleach.bsky.social
"I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper" - Zaha Hadid (1950-2016), award winning, Iraqi-British architect #WomensArt
This looks awesome! 🤩
Darrell Wakelam@darrellwakelam.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe KS2 kids from Phoenix Arch School created this fabulous display of the nearby Wembley Stadium this week. They worked in teams to make and decorate this artwork inspired by their nearest famous landmark. 😁⚽⚽⚽ www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd
Clare Youngs, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage, paper and fabric #womensart
So, here's Fred Frog! 😮😁 The 100 Year 1 kids from Summerhill Academy have had a lot of fun creating one of their heroes. He's giving us a special phonics lesson along with Miss Hermon (who I was asked to conjure up) 😆 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd @sarahmullin.bsky.social
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972), regarded as one of the most influential ceramics artists of the 20th Century #WomensArt
Architectural drawing is such a fantastic way of developing drawing skills! Here are some examples of developing work from Y2 London and Mumbai, Y3 retro futurism and Y6 Reimagining London Southbank! #PrimaryArt #EduSky #UKEd
Three years! 😮 Time flies . . . but my book Art Shaped is still finding new friends. It's back near the top of the Amazon 'craft book' chart again this week, which isn't bad three years on! 👍 "Where's the king?" 😮 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd #ArtBook www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...
Inspired by The Battle of Lewisham, Y5 have created these powerful collages linked to Art Activism and historical protests. @artteachjess.bsky.social @sophieleach.bsky.social #PrimaryArt
Our awesome Y6 have made these incredible clay busts. Children learned about the work of Mélanie Bourget, Thomas J Price & Willy Ramos. Their work is inspired by influences from Easter Island stone figures to characters from fiction! #PrimaryArt @artteachjess.bsky.social @nsead.bsky.social
Oak #trees connecting with each other on #scape day, #JanuArty2026 and #BWFri ☀️🌳 #connection #ForestFriday #Forests #ColorADay #BWFri #BNW #ClassicMono #Mono #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyPhotography
