J M W Turner

This art and design scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how to represent different light forms and timings in artwork by emulating the painting style of a significant British artist. The class can paint a view of the school using Turner’s techniques for light to show a specific time of the day.

Explore how to represent different light forms and timings in artwork by emulating the painting style of a significant British artist

Lesson One : Turner’s Paintings

Explore and describe some of the special painting styles and themes that were used in artwork showing different scenes by the artist Turner

Lesson Two : Sunrise and Sunset

Identify and record the special colour shades that were used by Turner to represent different times of the day in his paintings

Lesson Three : Seascapes

Investigate and model some of the special ways of showing light and reflection when painting water in artwork representing a seascape scene

Lesson Four : Painting Tiles

Investigate and record some of the different colour shades and brush strokes that can be used when replicating part of a painting by a significant landscape artist

Lesson Five : School Landscape

Explore and illustrate how to produce a landscape painting of the school grounds emulating the artwork style of Turner modelling his special painting techniques

Lesson Six : Art Gallery

Compare and review some of the landscape paintings of the school produced by the class that emulate the special painting style and techniques of Turner

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