--- title: "Mixing Colours" url: "https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-17-39-mixing-colours" school: "Inskip St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School" --- # Mixing Colours 13 May 2026 [Penny Kemp](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/pkemp) We have been revisiting colour mixing seeing which secondary colours are made from the primary colours. Taking inspiration from Jasper John’s painting ‘Numbers in Colour’ that he painted in 1958 - 1959 the children used letters from their names instead of numbers and practised their colour mixing skills. [![](https://files.schudio.com/inskip-st-peters-2/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0650.jpeg)](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-15-17-year-5-presentations) Previous ### [Year 5 Presentations](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-15-17-year-5-presentations) [![](https://files.schudio.com/inskip-st-peters-2/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_7275.jpeg)](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-17-49-compass-points) Next ### [Compass points](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-17-49-compass-points) ##### Location Preston Road Inskip Preston Lancashire PR4 0TT ##### Contact Us 01772 690438 © Copyright 2025–2026 Inskip St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)