Completed artwork - Favourite Films

sarah816202
2 days ago
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The power of film certainly had an impact on our creatives this week. It's a fantastic medium that evokes many emotions and leaves memories, some good, some maybe a little more challenging in nature. All evoke imagination, and in that regard, we are the masters of our own. So, please buckle up, we are going on a journey through many genres of movies with art, some are favourites and others that are memorable with meaning...

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. White paper showing 2 people dancing. Left is a woman white shirt, black trousers, black bobbed hair, right arm outstretched, forefinger pointed at man. Man on right is in a purple jacket, black trousers, long tied back hair, both forefingers pointing at woman, knees bent, toes pointing — Favourite Film completed art by Scott

Scott - 'Pulp Fiction', this drawing is from the dance contest showing actors John Travolta and Uma Thurman doing the twist to win the trophy. Sketched using marker pens. This is a great composition when you think about the movie, the characters and the scene, great interpretation!

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Left image is a lady wearing a long blue dress, long black coat, with a black hat carrying a black umbrella, open and raised above her head and a large brown bag in her other hand. She is in amongst some sketched houses with chimneys with smoke in the sky. Right picture; orange circles on top of green rectangles, differing sizes small to large on a white background — Favourite film completed art by Donna

Donna drew and coloured a fantastic artwork of the character Mary Poppins, seen here flying over the rooftops, using her faithful umbrella and carrying her huge cloth bag containing all her magic! Such a fantastic movie, great choice! This must have been a tricky decision for Donna to make, as I know she likes to watch films and go to the cinema too. Picture drawn with graphite pencil and coloured in with felt-tip pens.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Left is a Martian woman large brown eyes, red lipstick, very high blonde hair style, cone shaped, pink skin peeling off jaw revealing green under and teeth, wearing a white dress with red spirals. Left is a Martian bulging cranium, large ball eyes, small orange iris with black pupils. He is green. Wearing a high collared black cloak — Favourite film completed art by Barbara

Barbara - Chose to paint one of her favourite films, Mars Attacks. These are the Bubble gum-chewing Martian spies. Barbara explained that this is the only film she enjoyed that much, she watched it twice in one go saying it was quirky and funny. Also, she shared that she also enjoys films by David Lynch and Tim Burton. Watercolours were used.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Two simple female stick characters, large smiles. Left has a white dress green and blue outline. Right has a pink dress. — Favourite film completed artwork by Noor

Noor - Shared with us that among other movies, her favourites are Bollywood films. These drawings are based on characters played in romantic movies. One features the actress, related to Shah Rukh Khan, his daughter is Suhana Khan. The other film is called Catching a Train; it does have a happy ending, and most of the Bollywood films can be seen on Netflix, Noor was saying. The films make her feel happy. Art created using graphite and double-tipped fibre pens.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Collection of colourful characters with happy expressions and colourful clothes/hats, various items on an equally colourful background — Favourite film completed artwork by Phil

Phil - Ab Fab the Movie characters - this film was one of Phil's favourites because of the characters being full of fun and their costumes. A real festival on the page and all the aspects you'd expect with the Ab Fab movie, fantastic! Colourful markers were used to create this picture.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. 6 rabbits brown, grey and black fur, varying sizes, backs facing. Sky painted light blue/grey, pink and yellow. Ground is green/yellow with brown — Favourite film completed artwork by Sarah

Sarah - Rabbit meeting - thinking of the film 'Watership Down'. This I remember from my youth, my eyes filled with tears and hope for their colony. The fact of the struggles and finding a forever home rings true today. Incredibly emotive and powerful lines drawn between humanity and nature. The film is based on the book by Richard Adams 1972. The song 'Bright Eyes' was released in the 1978 animation of Watership Down. Not a favourite film, but a memorable one! Rough outline sketch with graphite painted with watercolours.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Dark grey tower foreground to the left green dress bottom and a pink dress top. Pink band at top of page and blue/grey background behind — Favourite film completed artwork by Andy

Andy - chose to work on his film, 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris'. The elements he captured with this work include the Eiffel Tower and some dresses. The colour washes used by Andy in the watercolour work really well in achieving the great blended colours in the background.

Mainly black background with red curtains drawn back, image centrally. Portrait of a stern faced lady staring face on, dark eyes, dark short hair, pink cheek bones, bright red lipstick. Wearing a tailored jacket/blouse. Smoking a cigarette — Favourite film completed artwork by Mandy

Mandy - 'Angry Rachel' from the film 'Blade Runner', one of Mandy's favourite films, who shared, she thinks it was a clever and classic film, being released ahead of its time. This character is a stern, no-nonsense one; Mandy said she was trying to make her drawing to reflect an air of nonchalance... Such a striking artwork with the cheekbones being defined in that way, and the eyes follow you around the room. What do you think? Graphite and felt-tip pens were used.

As you can see, this week produced many fantastic artworks from all our creatives. Do you have a favourite, or is there a film you identify with that evokes your emotions or a soundtrack to a movie that brings back memories?

Comment and share on this post if you've enjoyed reading it. If you'd like to join us in our art group, you're more than welcome to; it's every Wednesday at 7:30pm, with a different prompt every week.

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4 Comments

Sarah Morris

2 days ago

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Thank you, Scott. You're right, I think the storyline is incredibly powerful.

Scott Whitney

Love your water ship down image Sarah. I really enjoyed the book and the film

barbarahulme

Excellent art works and theme everyone. Its really interesting to see that there are not two films the same, so it was a wonderful variety of artworks and also an insight into people's personalities in what they chose. A lovely interactive group you run Sarah :) xxx

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Your image is a little scary B

I haven't seen the film but think I should now