Painting the Storm, at Bourn Primary Academy

By Paula Briggs

The following project shares the journey and outcome of a weather-inspired exploration of watercolour and graphite, with Year 5 and 6 pupils (ages 9, 10 and 11) at Bourn Primary Academy, Cambridgeshire.

Painting the Storm
Painting the Storm

 


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