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Welcome to our weekend art challenge which was based on the theme of the colours Red and Black. We set the students the task to try to create artwork only using the colours red and black. There can be other minor colours involved, for instance the background paper or varying colours where needed, however predominantly the challenge colours needed to prevail.
Dave Smedly is our star pupil this week for our feature image with his digital watercolour of a butterfly. It’s beautiful Dave and we love it. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see this in its full form.
We also love Mila’s shoes in pastel which you can see below. Such wonderful textures and shine on the shoes along with solidity and great structure within the drawing. Absolutely superb Mila! We had quite a few shoes and boots painted, they were all stunning.
We also timed this challenge right for the Mars rover landing and we have received a fantastic painting of “Perseverance’ on Mars by Julie Smalley. Julie said that it has found the perfect parking spot… let’s hope there are no parking tickets issued!
All of the piece of artwork submitted are absolutely superb. Well done to everyone who took part and gave their time to create something new this weekend.
Stay tuned for a new challenge on it’s way tomorrow….!
“Red & black” shoes! Pastel on red paper. Mila ZinzenBlack, bold and bristling with hi-tech gizmos, Perseverance finds the perfect parking spot on the Red Planet. Julie SmalleyValentine Roses, GIMP drawing by Sally. Tulip which shows emotions and refer to black tulips which symbolized power and strength. Polichromos crayons on paper. Ania LebiedzkaI thought ladybird for the challenge with its red and black colouring, for this week seeing them now in the garden! Pauline BurkeRed and black challenge. A bare tree for me is a sign of loss. The roots are deep which represents being strong and grounded. There is always hope your if your grounded. The tree will produce leaves again in time. Becky Harpur“C’mon you, this is not the time to be hanging around” Norman TharbyColoured pencils. My Argentine Tango dance shoes. Rosalind SpillingI used watercolour pencils for the whole of this picture. The beads of the necklace are left dry, both the box and background were given the watercolour effect and once dry I tried to add a bit of texture. Nina PhillipsThis is a red 4×4 travelling through desert lands – so much adventure, so much action, so much fun! Maria Red and black. Done in pastel (PanPastel and pencils on Pastelmat paper. Marie Désy-FieldRed and Black! I immediately thought of drawing a ladybird and tried using a stippling effect to create shading that I learned on the botanical drawing course. The ladybird is drawn using a 0.3 uni-ball pen and pale geranium lake FC Polychromos pencil Suzanne PrytherchJustin Robinsonpainting of black women in red dress. Shailaja Rathinavel“Red and Black “A rockstar singing and playing beautiful red guitar.used acrylic colour Bhawna SinhaRed Poppies on Black background Acrylic on Paperboard Vruti MistryRed and Black! Is it possible to not love Michelle Pfeiffer as catwoman? Tiina MeurmanPerseverance with Mars acrylic on card Lynn LockI love venturing into abstract art and I create original mini paintings mounted as greeting cards. Here is one in black and red. Dylan F JeskyeAudrey QuintonChristine PearsonWeekend challenge Red & Black . Watercolour Jackie GrovesAudrey QuintonWeekend challenge – inspired by Schiele Watercolour Gelise McCulloughMy drawing of Koi fish drawn with pen and watercolour pencils Niamh BarryEnjoyed doing this one as I was able to paint my favourite wrestler! Here is “Kane”…gouache and sharpie on canvas. Red & black theme. Pete WoolgarRed/black….. Quick little mixed media…. Pencil charcoal pen. Serena GauselRed and black weekend challenge. Little digital sketch on my wacom using GIMP Sarah HoganWeekend colour challenge Red & Black; here is my contribution to this weekend’s colour challenge, I’ve called it “the Appointment” Véra JaouadiI love the contrast of these two colours Lou Addison-BrownI have stayed as much as possible within the red and black. Mothers embrace. Charlotte DraperRed and Black colour reminded me of old fairy tale Little Red Riding hood.This story relates to the sexually abused innocent kids in this present world. Latha Bhaduri PrabakarA bit of digital fun. “Butterfly Abstract” Dave Smedley
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