ABSTRACT
This painting scheme has been set out here as a series of sequentially considered lessons, although it is appreciated that it is not always possible to pursue art work in the primary school in this way. Teachers might wish to consider each lesson as a stage or possible direction in which children might move. What is important is that individual teachers should employ a degree of flexibility and plan what they do according to the needs of their pupils, and what they have experienced previously. Materials and equipment needed
Paper, card, paint, ‘found’ paints (these are the home-made variety which result from experimentation with mud, cold tea, coffee, beetroot, dyes, etc.), brushes, paint spreaders (palette knives and/ or improvised paint spreaders-card or kitchen knives or pieces of wood, etc.). Easels, boards, clips are useful but not essential. Coloured photographs and/or slides of the work of two or three artists can be used. General aim
The following scheme of six lessons (or stages) is intended to give the children sequentially structured experiences in painting so that they enjoy using paint, do a variety of interesting things with it through experimentation and self-discovery, and employ some or all of their newly-discovered painterly experiences and associated skills in the production of a well-considered painting-the outcome of a period of sustained hard work and motivation. They should also be encouraged to relate their work to that of more experienced artists.
