AFRO SERIES XII, 9" x 10.5", mixed media, 2008

This is the 12th disciple in my Afro Series. I met her with this hairstyle in church a couple of Sundays ago and that was it!

For this one I used gouache, biro, acrylic, coloured pencils and wax crayons

Sketches on the train and tube in October IV

more people.............

Sketches on the train and bus in October III

More people....................

IMPRESSIONS OF RUSH HOUR AT THE CLOUD, 20" x 13", mixed media, 2008

Its another week on Karin Juricks, "different strokes from different folks".

This time it was to produce a piece from Cloud Gate. I've never seen anything like this. A very interesting sculpture.

I worked this with gouache, watercolour, coloured pencils, wax crayons and biro.



Once again it is amazing to see the different interpretations of this piece!

Karin is INSPIRATIONAL! For without this blog, I don't think I'd be attempting some of the stuff I have tried recently

Sketches on the train in October II

Another one day page spread! More people.................

Sketches on the train in October I

One page spread is better than none, more people..............

RUSH HOUR IV accepted by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, 2008 at the Mall Galleries

Phewwwwwwww submitting works into open exhibitions ain't no joke- YOU EITHER GET ACCEPTED or REJECTED, but I hear today that RUSH HOUR IV has been accepted into Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries.




RUSH HOUR IV, 120 x 80cm, Oil on Linen, 2008

The exhibition opens to the public on the 29th of October 2008 and closes on the 9th of November 2008.

"EXPECTATIONS I", 23" x 14.5", mixed media, 2008

Just completed this scene of people waiting, expecting...........In these times of credit crunch and the unpredictability of the financial world-these people represent the tense situations out there............WHAT NEXT? NOBODY KNOWS.................





We'll keep waiting, praying, believing...................

ALUTA CONTINUA

Josh in Sleeping mode II, A3 sketch pad, 2B carbon pencil, 2008

I slept off with Josh today but as I got up before him. I managed to squeeze this sketch before he changed positions.

AFRO SERIES XI, 10" x 13", mixed media, 2008

This is the 11th in this series and this one was done with yellow orche, white and black! the media- tombow wash felt pens, gouache, coloured pencil, biro, wax crayons, carbon pencil.




The model is a long time respected friend of mine.........I wasn't keen on getting a resemblance.

The emphasis once again is the beauty of black hair!

EMOTIONS III, 11" x 14", mixed media, 2008

Tentative...............the third in my emotion series. These faces tell the whole world.......it's written!

This was developed from one of my tube sketches.

This is all about the mental state of people that can arise spontaneously rather than through conscious effort, it could be accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling: the emotions of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate, and love.. etc

AFRO SERIES X, 12" x 16", charcoal/carbon pencil, 2008

This is the 10th in this series!

Through some inspiration from Silvina Day while commenting on one of the series, I decide to add one of me!

This is how my mum would shape up my hair a couple of years ago.

The emphasis once again is the beauty of black hair!

lines, angles and curves, 7" x 11", mied media, 2008

This was another opportunity to join other artists in Karin Juricks Different Strokes from different folks. This week it was still life and I can't remember when last last I did still life. But this was the task for the week and I gave it a go. I have used biro,tombow wash pens, gouache and acrylic.

AFRO SERIES IX, 12" x 12", mixed media, 2008

This is the ninth in the Afro Series I am currently working on. I saw this little girl yesterday at church and I couldn't resist taking pictures of her in her Afro! I worked on one of the shots in acrylic, wax crayons, oil base pencil, biro and coloured pencils on canvas board.






I had to stop a bit early as was on the verge of overworking the piece. Also I wasn't keen on the resemblance as the emphasis of this series is the beauty and variety you can get from Afro hair.

Sketches on the tube in September XIV

More people..............Sketches are of a different size because I forget my sketch book at home and I have to use some Jotter papers in my bag to seize the opportunity. The advantage is that the sketches are bigger- the disadvantage is that the paper is not acid free.