The children of Year 5 in Kingsley Community School and St Silas Church of England Primary had the chance to work with internationally renowned digital artist Fiona Hawthorne and some clever software. Armed with some mirrors they created amazing self portraits in less than an hour.

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Fiona Hawthorne working with the children

Fiona has worked with children before, notably in creating artwork for the Notting Hill Carnival. She finds the children respond really well to the digital painting experience, not least because no matter how much you experiment with colour – you don’t end up with a sludge toned masterpiece.

Creating a masterpiece

You can see the exhibition from Saturday October 25th at the Museum of Liverpool Life or you can start your own digital art collection by downloading their work now and setting it as your pc wallpaper. You can even send an e-card of the four winning designs to a friend.

So forget Tracy’s unmade bed, Damien’s latest chopped up farmyard victim or even Da Vinci’s doodles. If you want to see real art at the cutting edge of technology – then Year 5 is where it’s coming from and here is where it’s at.