What an exciting week for your sketchbooks! It’s fascinating to see the patterns emerging in the way you’re all thinking and exploring ideas.
Scents and sunshine drifting through an open window seem to be a theme many of you are drawn to, so I’ve gathered some inspiring artwork featuring windows by different artists. Take some time to really look — how do these pieces make you feel? Do they successfully capture a sense of place, time, or mood?
For those of you with more experience, it’s great to see you confidently sketching out ideas for future projects. If recording ideas still feels unfamiliar, that’s completely okay! Maybe it feels a little self-indulgent, or even vulnerable — wondering what others are doing and if you're "getting it right." But these thoughts are a good sign! They mean you’re pushing yourself, and that’s where the magic happens. Art doesn’t always have to be comfortable… or maybe, for you, it does? That’s something worth exploring!
Keep going—you’re doing a great job!
This piece certainly describes someone in their comfort zone.
It's flat and more concerned with pattern than perspective but what is your reaction to it – where does it take you?
This painting can be read in many ways –
is the girl absorbed or bored?
Deep shadow and natural light – what does that say to you?
Does the image evoke a memory for you?
Is there a story that goes beyond the captured moment?
what are your thoughts?
Hopper's work is easily recognised by it's crisp, clean slightly stylised realism. This piece is a complex composition using strong shapes and tones.
How does this painting resonate with you?
Is it too sanitised?
Is it dreamlike?
Manet is one of my all-time favourite artists, and I love how he often plays with the contrast between indoor and outdoor spaces in his work. This particular piece has a loose, expressive painting style—do you think that adds to its impact or takes away from it?
There’s no doubt it has that unmistakable French charm, but what exactly gives it that feeling? Take a closer look—what details stand out to you?
I really like this image. It shows a figure absorbed in a crossword puzzle, maybe even enjoying a nice cup of tea. It feels very fitting for our project! But then, there are also sketched figures in various poses, hinting at movement and activity.
Is our figure taking a well- earned break after a busy day, or are they feeling a little guilty about unfinished tasks?
That’s up to you to decide… What story do you see?
Here’s another one of my favourite artists—one we’ve revisited a few times in class! But this piece feels especially relevant to our window theme. It’s all about the movement of the curtain, capturing the breeze and the sounds and scents it carries.
It’s such a familiar moment—haven’t we all experienced something like this? Maybe you have your own version just waiting to be painted!