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Art Department Gallery continued... The Bellfort A-Level proved to be excit- Claire Leggett studied ing and innovative with eyes and the paranoia associated with being students opting for concep- skills while ‘thinking out- Her work led her to side the box’! tual work and developing looked at as an outsider. make her own oil- Laura Morrow began work- painted outfit which was ing traditionally, painting recreated in a self- onto everyday familiar portrait (also in oils). farming objects (see be- low) and developed her Many students chose indi- work into drawing with vidual pathways through A sense of personal pride in shado w s, pe nci l - their Art courses (GCSE or students’ work is continu- sharpenings and woodchip. A-Level) and it was this ally encouraged as their freedom to create and skills and techniques are think independently - refined and developed. within the required, struc- tured framework– which proved most successful. 62