The painting takes the form of a Phoenix, constructed by the build up of using different media. The Phoenix sets to embody the accumulation of skills during Art at school. A Phoenix is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. The final constructed form that this mythical creature takes, conveys the build up of technical skills that we are taught at school, by layering media and scaffolding a final outcome. It represents students increasing their proficiency in the handling of different materials and emphasises the way that in our subject, we teach how to analyse and evaluate, not only our own work, but also that of others.