Arty Students

This GCSE project by student Vee explores the theme Human Beings. From the outset, Vee demonstrates a thoughtful and independent approach, beginning with a title page that brings together images by artists she has researched, clearly setting the context for her project. She starts by creating an artist research page on Naila Hazell. Alongside written […]

It’s great when we can look at a project that really shows a sustained investigation. ‘Ordinary and Extraordinary’ by Michael, does just that. This was Michael’s Personal Investigation for A Level. This outstanding component (project) was taught by art teacher Lyanne Fellows, and I can highly recommend following her on LinkedIn to see the inspiring student […]

Below is an example art A-level project produced for the externally set assignment, answering the question ‘Light and Shade’. This was from the fine art paper. A-Level is an independent course of study taken by students who are approximately 17/18 years of age in the UK. Students only have about 8 – 10 weeks to […]

This blog post is for all the students who contact me and ask “I’m thinking of doing this theme, is it a good idea?” Or “Is this a theme?” or “ What artists would be good for this theme?” I understand that it is difficult to choose a theme to pursue at GCSE or IGCSE, […]

This is an excellent GCSE project by student Lima. This was the externally set assignment and looking back, I can’t believe the student created so much work in so few weeks. GCSE’s are a qualification taken in the UK where the students should work independently when approximately aged 15-16. She chose the starting point of […]

Antonia is a British student who completed this project aged 16 as part of her AS Level qualification.  She was given the theme of ‘Chiaroscuro‘ as a starting point. She started by looking at the work of South African artist Solly Smook. She created an artist analysis of one of his paintings so that she could […]