Teacher video: Exploring composition and scale

This Art and design video supports teachers in guiding learners through the process of creating expressive abstract flower drawings, inspired by the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Learners use a viewfinder and flower photographs to select interesting details and explore scale by sketching thumbnail compositions. They then draw on a large scale, using bold lines and marks to capture close-up sections of flowers in an abstract way, experimenting with media such as markers, chalks, and paint.

This video is part of Kapow’s Art and design resources, which support the Cambridge Primary Art & Design framework. As part of the Art and design skills unit, this lesson encourages creativity, mark-making confidence, and a deeper understanding of abstract art through personal interpretation.

Art and design, Stage 3, Unit 5: Art and design skills, Lesson 3: Abstract flowers