Paint a dream

Paint a dream

Paint a dream image and write a poem to go with it. Try to paint a dreamy picture with water colours or acrylics. Look at this picture or Monet’s work for ideas. Use lots of water allowing the paint to move together to create multi coloured effects. The sky can merge...
Rainbow for the NHS

Rainbow for the NHS

Support the NHS with a rainbow image with words and cartoon characters. Say thank you to doctors, nurses and all other NHS workers by painting a rainbow. It can include any colours in any order but if you want to be accurate it’s red (on the outside), orange, yellow,...
Learn About Pride

Learn About Pride

What can you find out about the Pride movement? Is there an LGBT group near you? What do the letters mean? What sorts activities do Pride organise? Look at this painting by Becky Shaw. It’s called Proud Phoenix Rising and was painted for the formation of the Watchet...
Paint in the style of Vincent Van Gogh

Paint in the style of Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent was an amazing artist who was a brilliant and troubled man. He painted in different styles throughout his short life but a famous technique he used was to paint landscapes using small stokes of colour – lots of them all crowded together in vertical,...