The View from my Window Primary Studios

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30 mins

Art and Design

The View from my Window

Lots of us are spending more time at home recently. This activity asks you to look closely at a familiar view.

1. Have a look at the examples that shows how different artists have drawn or painted the view outside their windows.

2. Choose a window in your house which you think has the most interesting view.

Look closely and make a list of everything you can see from the window, either in your head or write it down.

- What is far away? What is close to you?

- What is the weather doing today? Are there clouds in the sky?

- Is the sun casting shadows or is rain making puddles and reflections on the ground? - What colours can you see? If you can see some trees and bushes can you see the shape of their leaves, do they have flowers?

- Can you see bits of buildings, paths and road? Are they made from bricks or tiles or blocks? Do they have rough or smooth surfaces?

- Are there people or cars passing by? Can you see a cat on a wall or birds in the sky or dogs going for a walk?

Think about how you can include the window frame you’re looking through too.

3. Now use pens or pencils to draw what you see.

Emily Sutton

Anthony Eyton

David Hockney Todd Mrozinski Anna Melnichenko

What you need/ materials to find:

Paper, pens or pencils

We’d love to see the results (tag photos with @weareprimary)

Artist: Jo Wheeler