Art - Henri Rousseau

This term in 3V we have been studying the works of Henri Rousseau. 

Henri Rousseau was a French impressionist painter who painted in the primitive style.  He is well-known for his paintings of jungle and rainforest scenes, depicting a variety of  exotic animals among flora. 

Rousseau was essentially a self-taught artist.  He claimed to have had ‘no other teacher but nature,’ taking inspiration from the  flora and fauna in the botanical gardens of Paris.  

‘When I go into the glass houses and see the strange plants of exotic lands, it seems to me that I enter a dream,’ he said.

Taking inspiration from Rousseau's jungle and rainforest paintings, we painted our own Toucan paintings, under the guidance of the lovely ladies from Artbase.  We used a variety of media and techniques to create a vibrant jungle scene with a colourful toucan taking centre stage.

We have used our artwork to decorate the corridor outside the Year 3 classrooms.  We hope you enjoy them!