Lockdown Art
Art now, more than ever, has proven itself to be the best therapy. I have had some very thoughtful messages from our lovely students [...]
Junior School STEAM Projects
All classes have been getting creative in their science and STEAM lessons this week. Making the most of the materials we have at home, [...]
FHS Poem of the Day – Gifts by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
It is by Oodgeroo Noonuccal?, a twentieth-century Australian Aboriginal writer and political activist. Her first volume of poetry, We Are Going (1964), is the first [...]
Year 10 Art in School
On Wednesday 10th June, 19 Year 10 Art pupils came into the school throughout the day in small groups to meet with Mr Edes and [...]
Thank you to the NHS!
Mayfair and Belgravia recently called on members of the public to create a piece of art that celebrates the hard work of our key workers.Teacher [...]
FHS Picture of the Week – ‘Aeneas at Delos’ Claude Lorraine
Our Head of History of Art has started an Art History series. This week, Ms Carr-Gomm discusses Claude Lorraine's Aeneas at Delos.Claude's serene landscape shows [...]
FHS Picture of the Week – Joseph Wright of Derby’s ‘An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump’
This week, Ms Carr-Gomm discusses Joseph Wright of Derby's 'An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump', 1768, oil on canvas, 183 x [...]
FHS Picture of the Week – Hans Holbein the Younger’s ‘The Ambassadors’
This week, Ms Carr-Gomm looks at Hans Holbein the Younger's 'The Ambassadors'. "At this point in our lock down term it seems a good [...]
FHS Picture of the Week – Jacob van Walscapelle’s ‘Flowers in a Glass Vase’
This week, Ms Carr-Gomm looks at Jacob van Walscapelle's 'Flowers in a Glass Vase'."Following Emily's Tea Group tour of the Rijksmuseum and Mark and Clives [...]
FHS Picture of the Week – The Crucifixion
"I chose this painting not only because its Good Friday but also because it makes me think of those who have todays vicious virus and [...]
