Our first day at Ogden Reservoir

Annie's Duck

Yesterday we were very brave and spent the day at Ogden Water. It was very cold and damp with hardly any sunshine for our walk around the reservoir. Along the way we stopped to make artworks in our sketchbooks, the ones we made last week in class.

We used a new kind of paintbrush called Aquash made by Pentel. Its like a felt pen but you can fill it up with watercolour paint and choose your own colours. The Aquash brushes are easy to carry around and you don't need to bring water bottles or palettes. We made pictures of the dark wintery trees, the golden moor and the greyish blue water.

After lunch we used quill pens made from goose feathers to draw the ducks and geese that live at Ogden Water. It was fun to make pictures of birds using feathers. We drew with black ink and white ink on the Manila paper.

Our drawing ink took a long time to dry because the weather was so chilly and damp so while we waited, we watched the ducks fighting over bread. We also collected lots of small, beautiful duck feathers. Back in the Ogden Water Education Room it was lovely and cosy as we packed our bags ready for the coach journey back to Brackenhill. Here are three ducks drawn by Shubhon.

Comments

[Viv]

We were really pleased with the responses to the challenge of making art on the spot. Looking forward to developing the ideas as the project continues.

[Tohid]

the best thing was using the quill pens, a quill pen is a feather sharpened on the end and we dipped them in ink to draw.

[Hanah]

The best thing is looking at the ducks while we were drawing.
It is good to see the actual thing and drawing it at the same time like looking at ducks while they were swimming.
I liked sitting in the fresh air while we were are painting.It dries quicker outside.
I like the quill pens I have never used quill pens made of goose feathers before.
I loved the trip it was fun.
we will go back to Ogden waters again.

[Obeid]

You can have fresh air and draw stuff you can see. We drew with a brand new way, by using quill pens. We dipped them in inc.

[safiyyah]

the best thing about drawing outside at ogden was drawing the ducks with quil pens.

[lukman]

few days ago we went to Ogden water i enjoyed feeding the duck
I leared how to yose quill pens and paint pens.

[shubhon]

The best thing was when we used quill pens and drew ducks
and birds.Traditional feather pens were used in the past.

[Kellan]

The best bit was useing the quill pen made with a feather.

[Iqra]

I liked doing art out side because i liked drawing things
from out side by looking at them carefully.

[Zain Waseem]

I really liked the quil pens and walking all around the reservior and drawing while we was walking and sat on a fox,a statue of a fox.and i enjoyed every thing.my perants looked at the website and thought that brackenhill school made a good trip for children.

Thanks (Zain Waseem.)

[Haroon]

I really like the pictures of the ducks