This week in art class...

[bunn]

... we were painting things inspired by the work of Joaquín Sorolla, 'Spanish Master of Light'.

I painted this based mostly on a photo I took when we were canoeing on the Helford estuary, but I added a seal and a swimmer for no particular reason.  This is quite a large painting by my usual standard, A2 size. I'm pleased with the light and colours, though as usual it doesn't look quite as vibrant in the painting as in real life..

And here is... well, I had intended him to be an orc, but Pp, who is versed in these matters, thinks he is an ogre.  With a kitten friend.  (Pp says: "You said you were going to paint a monster, but you have painted the world's SOFTEST ogre!"  Which is, I suppose, true.


(I didn't paint the ogre in art class, he just came to me as an idea one evening.)

Comments

[grundyscribbling]

I don't know about the seal, but the swimmer looks like mischief!

The orc (or orgre) is adorable with his (her?) little kitten!

[bunn]

She does have rather an air of wanting to overturn the canoe... I had originally thought of making her into Uinen, but in the end I left her as a random swimmer-by...

[starspray]

Those are both lovely! I especially like the colors of the water.

[bunn]

I'm pleased with how vibrant it came out! It almost looks more Mediterranean or Spanish than Cornish, but then, Cornwall can do quite a convincing impersonation of the Med on a sunny day...

[scripsi]

Yup, that's the softest ogre ever! <3