Castlerea Community School Art Blog

Hi Class. Hope you did well with the last drawing exercise.So here is your new drawing exercise to do..Happy drawing..

Hi Class. Would you all please read this lovely resource pack that is excellent for ye studying Newgrange. Also would you please do the exercises that are at the end, kerbstone 52, the Mace head and the Entrance Stone into your copies.. Chat soon http://www.worldheritageireland.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/web_LeavingCertEducationPackPrintable.pdf

Hi Class.Hope your doing good.Here is a little exercise I would like you all to do.You can use the tone like in the video of different shades of colour, its up to you. Happy drawing..

Hi Class,I would  like you to view the following video about the National Gallery Of Ireland and then go into the link underneath to bring you on a cool virtual tour of the gallery. Since we may not make it to Dublin for our Art Tour this may be just has handy,and cheaper!! What I am hoping to look at is the gallery question and for you to be fully able to answer this section confidently and get the full 50m  https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=x2CZ3Secsu5

Here is some art work from 1st year students, great work,keep them coming!!

Hi all, here is some creative ideas for you all enjoy at home.

Hi Class, Hope you are all keeping well and safe at home.Because you are all working away on your ideas for your projects I think it would be good to keep busy drawing so I will have a few work sheets I would like all of you to complete for me.Take a pic of your work and email it to me,I would love to see your work.

Hi Class, I hope you are all keeping well and safe. Just want to say a very big thank you for students who have taken a picture of your drawings and e mailed them to me...KEEP THEM COMING!!!It is lovely to see the good effort so keep it up!! So this week, I would like you all to try this drawing of an eye.Just follow the step by step instructions.Looking forward to seeing your work. If your not sure how to send your picture just ask someone at home to help you.Happy drawing..

Hi Class, I hope you had a nice weekend at home,I hope ye are working away and trying your best to get study done under these circumstances...but we will keep pushing forward!! So this week we will continue looking at Harry Clarke. This is a nice video clip that is quite interesting.. I also encourage you to look the Hugh Lane Gallery and view Harry Clarkes work in more detail.

Hi Class.Here is something I would like you all to practise over the weekend. Add some tone or colour to it if you like. Happy Drawing

Hi Class,Hope you are all keeping well. I would like us to start looking at Irish Artist Harry Clarke, he was on the mock paper so could be a possibility in Exams. I have two very good clips from nationwide that I would like ye to look at,and I have some additional notes aswell for ye to read up on. Take some notes while watching !! https://youtu.be/rzEBM6ilD_w https://youtu.be/5AGKb82b8yg Harry Clarke was born in Dublin in 1889. His father Joshua Clarke was a church decorator and manufacturer of art, and had a successful business based at 33 North Frederick Street. The business included stained glass manufacturing. Harry Clarke was apprenticed to his father at the age of seventeen; he attended classes in stained glass art at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, and later at the South Kensington Schools of Design. He won scholarships to both the School of Art in Dublin and South Kensington.  In 1913, when he was 24, he won the first prize in the Ar...

Hi Class,I hope you are doing good and keeping well. I just want to keep ye guys busy while we are not in School. Try your best with the projects I leave here, it will all be part of your credits. As our module is based on local environment I would like you all to coy this two point perspective worksheet into your sketch pad/or any copy from school.

Hi Class, Just some fun art work for you to enjoy..Happy drawing!! https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-526275-the-cautious-caterpillar-step-by-step-drawing-instruction-activity-sheets

Hi Class, Hope you are all keeping well, did ye watch the documentary on Artist Sean Scully? If you didnt you can get it on the real player. I would like ye to start practising on life drawing so I have a few links below that  I would like ye to explore and just go with what ever suits ye,start perhaps on facial drawing and then into the full pose,which ever ye want try it!!! Or better again get someone at home to pose for you for 15 mins and then 30 mins. Good Luck.. https://youtu.be/laWSSkcn8Lg https://youtu.be/urg1jyhLIhQ https://youtu.be/LZ9Hpp8JygI

Hi Class, Hope you are all keeping well. I hope your mind map of Newgrange came out well for you. I would like ye to do the following question into Art History folder. 2014 Higher level: It can be argued that the most impressive early tombs in Ireland were passage graves . Discuss this statement with reference to one named passage grave and two other types of named tombs from either the Mesolithic or Neolithic periods. In your answer describe and discuss their structure, decoration, and location. and  Briefly discuss what you know about the people who built these tombs and their spiritual beliefs.                                                                    I llustrate your answer.(50m) Marking Scheme ,

Hi Guys, Just a reminder about the documentary thats on tonight about Irish Artist Sean Scully. R.T.E one at 8.00. Def worth a watch.Please click into the link below for more information about him-bio. An art history question will follow then for ye to do.. enjoy. Home » Sean Scully seanscullystudio.com

Hi 5th Years, Hope ye are all keeping well and not going to crazy but ill keep ye busy here on the blog!! As we were working on Newgrange in ART History I would like ALL of you to look at the following link below and finish the mind map that we had started,also use the handout I gave you. I will be giving ye a question on this topic on Friday to complete over the weekend.So use today and tomorrow to get this task completed. Dont forget to e- mail me ; ) https://arthistoryleavingcert.com/pre-christian-ireland-2/newgrange/ Any problem just e mail me ok. Chat soon, Ms.Connaughton

First years I hope you are all keeping well . I would like ye all to click into the link below and follow the instructions about drawing the face, i would then like you all to practice this in your sketch pads..Happy drawing!!! Here is the video clip to help practice at home. https://youtu.be/iMEBSQJYaAY