Over the year we will look at one artist at a time working in response over an eight week period. Starting with Leonardo Da Vinci one of the most amazing artists of all time. We will attempt to understand some of his techniques and thought processes. The second two months we will move onto contemporary artist, Grayson Perry, we will be able to connect his influence from the past and how he reimagines his art to make it relevant for today's society. Following with Frida Kahlo, an all time favourite artist of mine, I feel it is my duty as a woman, to remind students about women artists throughout the ages who had been written out of 'history of art'. After Kahlo I wanted to link her beautifully illustrated 'flora and fauna' paintings to Victorian botanist Ernst Haeckel. Leading to yet another female artist, Beatrix Potter, also working with nature in a very different way, her art conveys her stories. Finally a very different artist, American Edward Hopper who also documented and worked in sketchbooks which helped him realise his cinematographic style paintings.