Christ the King School Art Week.
Pupils from Christ the King Primary School in Manchester, spent a creative week, looking at the work of Vincent Van Gogh, David Hockney and Lucienne Day. Working with artist Alan Birch, reception pupils worked on relief prints based on the work of Day, Year 3 and 4 worked on relief prints and engravings based on David Hockney’ colourful landscapes and his tonal etchings for illustration for stories by the brothers Grimm. Year 2 worked on relief prints looking at Van Goghs landscape works. The workshops in conjunction with the Whitworth, were based on artists who have work in the collection.
Schools printing workshop with Alan Birch
Whitworth workshop alan birch
Alan Birch primary print workshop
David Hockney landscape. Alan Birch print workshop.
Engraving with Year 4 pupils with Alan Birch
Engraving with Alan Birch based on brothers Grimm fairy tales.
Print workshop with Alan Birch. Primary school workshop.
Relief print based on Lucienne Day work . Reception class.
Line of relief prints based on Van Gogh landscapes
Year 2. David Hockney relief prints with Alan Birch