mural stills

AGS mural

Finally finished! A mural on the back wall in classroom 03 at Alcester Grammar School.  I decided to paint one of my powder paint fight pictures from my A level art exam because they're so bright and full of life (and the people in the photo also went to this school).  I hope all the students and teachers appreciate it and don't get too distracted by it in lessons! The quality of the video isn't excellent, it had to be email format for it to even think about being uploaded.  Me painting in real time...

Wall Art

The start of definitely the biggest, scariest painting I've ever attempted. This wall of a classroom in my old school (Alcester Grammar) used to have a large, fairly..boring(?) monochrome painting of some electricity pylons on it.  I heard people might want something different on it, a bit of a change; as it'd been there for years, so I decided to give it a go!  With the help of my dad we've managed to paint over it and I've now drawn it all out. Watch this space for a video of the process and completed work..if I ever manage it :/ 

Puzzlewood

Photography from the camping trip we went on this weekend in the Forest of Dean, Puzzlewood. It's absolutely incredible in there, magical and mysterious, I love all the moss draped over the rocks and branches. The little bridges and steps remind me of fairy houses we used to make when we were little.  Apparently Tolkien frequented this wood when he was writing Lord of the Rings...Fangorn?

Lime Chrysalis'

Page 9 & 10 of the summer sketchbook. Gosh this is slow work. Watercolour base with pen over the top to pick out the detail, some of which is made to run and stain with water. This shows the start of a butterfly's life, waiting to break free of the chrysalis, their home, which they leave behind to flake away as shown by the final empty shell.