LONDON MARATHON 2011 PAINTING

LONDON MARATHON 2011

I went along to the Marathon last April to get information and images for a painting.

I did some sketches and took photographs.

After all this time, I have started the new oil painting, which will be 50cm x 70cm/

Prepared some sketches and pencil drawings.

Here are some of them

A marshall takes some photos

I guess he is an official photographer

I stood near Churchill's statue

Two policemen near Westminster Tube

Westminster hidden by April trees

Two Japanese ladies

 Here are a couple of my sketch book pages

Spectators before the runners arrive

Runners are too fast to capture

MERTON ARTS TRAIL TWO WEEKS TO GO!

OPEN STUDIOS - PART OF THE MERTON ARTS TRAIL IN OCTOBER

I expect everybody getting ready to open their studio or work place soon is also in the middle of selecting or rejecting, work to display for visitors.

There is so much to choose from, and not enough wall space to hang it!  Some chucking out to be done as well.

Prints, drawings to choose

Oil paintings in place

Here is a photo of my current state, with walls nicely repainted.  I have got some prints that do not fit anywhere, so they have to go outside in the entrance.

Hope you are all planning to come along!

There are a lot of artists taking part in this area, so after visiting me, walk on to the next ones.

I have taken part in open studios before, and here is an old photo from when I was renting a studio at the Wimbledon Art Studios, in London SW18.  This year I am planning to hang smaller work, easier to carry home.  Also I have some greetings cards printed, done by an excellent printer in Croydon.  Good to have just in case you need somebody's birthday card or congratulations card. They are blank inside.

Wimbledon Art Studios in 2009

TOP EXHIBITION IN LONDON - JOHN BURNINGHAM

JOHN BURNINGHAM - ARTIST ILLUSTRATOR

  Racing Results © John Burningham

The Fleming Collection in Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DU is having a show of this illustrator's work, starting Tuesday, 13 September to 22 December 2011.

The picture above I have copied from the Fleming Collection website, and I look forward to seeing the collection of his work, reviewed by Jackie Wullschlager in the Financial Times.  He is one of my favourite book illustrators and his work brings back good memories of reading and looking at the books with my children.  Unfortunately my books are well worn and battered now!  Here is a link to the Fleming Collection website 

The Fleming Collection, London

It should be a fascinating show, as it includes London Transport posters, and working drawings.

At the same time there is a special display of his posters at the London Transport Museum, in Covent Garden, London.  This runs from 9 September to 1 December.

London Transport Museum John Burningham exhibition

From this link you can see there is a competition using Flickr Groups for photographs or art work entitled 'Children's London', and a book signing to take place on 26 November at the Museum.

I love this depicition of horse racing!  It looks as if it is done with gouache.