Weekend Art Challenge Results

Welcome to this week’s Weekend Art Challenge results, where we set our students the task of creating artwork inspired by the letter R. As always, the range of interpretations have been excellent with students finding their R subjects in nature, wildlife, sport, portraiture and more.

Roses and rhododendrons proved popular choices, their colours and petal structures lending themselves beautifully to a variety of mediums, from watercolour and coloured pencils to acrylics. We had a moody raven after the rain, a robin and a rhino, a fascinating series of racehorse studies exploring how the breed has changed shape over the centuries, and a wonderfully lively piece on the theme of reading, submitted by Jenny who has just started her portrait drawing course. Fulke brought a more personal touch with an abstract self-representation in acrylic and pen, and Latha shared a lovely reflection on the pleasures of coloured pencil as a medium, compact, easy to carry and capable of beautiful textures.

Mediums across the entries ranged from watercolour on Arches paper to polychromos pencils on Pastelmat, acrylics, colour pencils and pen, showcasing just how many ways there are to respond to a single letter prompt. It is always wonderful to see students bringing their own interests, courses and creative voices to the challenge.

Thank you to everyone who took part this week! Stay tuned for another challenge tomorrow!

Rhododendron flowers with polychromos pencils on pastel mat.
I am in Southern hemisphere spring into summer. Many flowers are blooming around here.
Ni Ni

Raven after the rainfall
Acrylic on Cardboard
10×10
Justin

Here is a Robin and rhino for this week’s challenge – both made using pencil and watercolour.
Catherine

Roses in colour pencil.Colour pencils are dry ,compact and easy to carry medium with beautiful textures.
Latha

I’ve chosen a rose. Painted with acrylic paint and outlined with acrylic pens
Nina P

My weekend art challenge R – ‘Reading’. I’ve just started my portrait drawing course, so tried to keep on theme!
Jenny F

R Growth in a 30 cm square canvas board, using acrylic and pen.
My sort of self – representation
Fulke E

RACEHORSES! I’ve been making little studies and looking at how champion racehorses have changed shape over the centuries.
Clare

Rose with watercolour on Arches paper A4 size. Colours used: cadmium orange, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, purple, cerulean blue and leaf green.
Ni Ni

We hope that everyone enjoyed this challenge. Stay tuned for a new Weekend Art Challenge posted here tomorrow.

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Weekend Art Challenge Results – The Letter R!

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