The Hunger Games

This was a fun project - painting an 8" by 6" canvas to represent a book cover, as part of an exhibition entitled "Never Judge a Book..." My choice was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Painted with acrylic, this is the heroine Katniss.

Great fun, and I am seriously considering painting this as a full size picture.

Green frog

This picture is causing some problems. I simply can't decide whether I like it or not.

It was painted as an exercise in using a mother colour. In this it was case Phtalo Blue. All the other colours are then formed by adding "tube" colours to the mother colour.

It measures 10" by 10" and was painted with Atelier Interactive acrylic paints on Bockingford paper.

Maybe a crop of the head area would be better? Any feedback gratefully received.

Brighton North Laines

This painting measures 12" by 9" and depicts Kensington Gardens, Brighton by night. It was painted with Atelier Interactive acrylic paints on Bockingford paper.

The shop on the right is Snoopers' Paradise - a kind of flea market undercover. Jean could spend, and has spent hours in the place.

Fallow deer

Life drawing on Sunday 10 June went well. However, even with a strategically placed table leg, the paintings of Dave (the model) are probably not suitable for a public blog.

Instead here is a cute painting of a group of Fallow Deer. It was painted with acrylics on Bockingford paper and measures around 12" by 9".

The aim was to paint in the style of Kirsten Harris. I have not been brave enough with the colours, and the temptation to blend the brush strokes was overwhelming. Nevertheless, I am quite pleased with it.

Japanese prints have always fascinated me. This painting is of an iris grown by Jean, and painted in the style of Hokusai. It measures approx 14" by 10"; St Petersburg White Nights paints were used on Bockingford paper.

It was suggested that the image would make a good greeting card.

It is fair to say that abstract art is not my strength. After three weekly sessions on the subject, this is the only piece, that I am reasonably happy with.

Painted with pastel on coloured paper, it measures approximately 16" by 10".

Nicole

Another 3 hour life drawing session on Sunday morning. Wouldn't you just know it; in this Olympic and Jubilee year, the model just had to be draped in a Union Flag.

This was probably the best of the sketches. Measuring 12" by 18", it was executed with pastel on Windsor paper in around 30 minutes.

As part of the Sussex Road Group, I have been invited to submit work for an end of the year exhibition at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. It will be a chance to do some new work, on a reasonably large scale. All we need to know is the title of the exhibition and the theme!