Drawing Fruit

[Rob MacKillop]

Rhona getting ready for her A-Level Art exam on Monday...abstracts from pomegranates, pencil studies...

Rhona Drawing bw1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Pete Askew]

A fabulous shot Rob (and some pretty nice drawings by the look of it). Good luck to Rhona for the exams too. Or what do they say in art exams, "Break a lead!".

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. These are just little studies she does, before painting on canvas during the five-hour exam.

 

[Pete Askew]

Does she work from the studies in the exam or a 'live' model (or both)?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

She is allowed her studies book in with her. The subject is 'exotic fruit'. I did introduce her to Billie Holliday singing, 'Strange Fruit', but she decided not to go down that route! She took photos when we were at Kew, and has developed abstracts from them. The final exam only amounts to a mere eight per cent of the total. Her studies and portfolio throughout the year make up the bulk of the marks. She has studied Marian North, Georgia O'Keef (spelling?) and others. Looks impressive to me. She seems to have a talent for botanical art, but that alone will not get her a good mark in an art exam, no matter how good, hence the abstracts, form and colour studies.

I'm happy to say that photography played an important part in her work this year. And she even managed to get the one-place-per-annum work-experience post at the Stills Gallery - first week of July, I think. Great for her development and also her CV.

 

[Pete Askew]

Well done on that placement. Georgia O'Keefe.

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We have a print of one of her paintings of poppies in Potsdam.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Excellent, just excellent!!!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Rense.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Wonderful frame, Rob! Love her focus. The texture on the drawings, pages and the table complete the artist.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Nihat. Appreciated.

 

[Davie Hudson]

A-level? in Scotland? My daughter does her Higher Art on 5th June

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I couldn't figure that out either, Davie, as all her other exams are Highers...

Good luck to your daughter! Rhona's going crazy with it all. Susan's going crazy with work stress. And I'm trying to stay out of their way!

 

[Davie Hudson]

I couldn't figure that out either, Davie, as all her other exams are Highers...

Good luck to your daughter! Rhona's going crazy with it all. Susan's going crazy with work stress. And I'm trying to stay out of their way!

I feel your Pain, take your camera for lots of walks

 

[Brian Moore]

Bonnie fotie, Rob! (I'm looking for camera shake but I'm no seeing any. )

 

[Pete Askew]

That's 'cos they are drawings Brian!

 

[Brian Moore]

That's 'cos they are drawings Brian!

Silly me!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

For the curious, this is what she was drawing in the photo...



It's the top part of a pomegranate.

 

[Pete Askew]

Looks good. How did the exam go?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Not sure...every question is answered with, "Fine".

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

The drawing looks like a winner to me.

Fine=Great.