Session-30- EYES!

Now see here! Our subject this week for a one hour challenge was - EYES! There were 7 of us drawing live and several other regulars working remotely and a magnificently wide interpretation of the theme ensued! Aye Aye and here we go! Eyes down!

First off we have regular Siberian contributor Anna Lindenberger who couldn't join us live  a she had a migraine but sent me this striking image this morning with an attached explanation. Reminds me a bit of Pan's Labyrinth for some reason!

Now for the first of our magnificent seven live scribblers- Annalisa Renee who chose animal eyes as a theme animals  rely on acute vision for self defence. In this scene we have the mouse being eyed by the cobra which is being eyed by the mongoose! Can mice kill mongooses? Mongeese? Who knows? A lovely painting in any case!

A fabulous painting from Anna K Lange over there in Poland! Lots of wonderfully different and decorative eyes.
We're calling this image Mojito Monday in honour of the day we first met many moons ago!

Another of the magnificent seven is regular scribbler Julia Xandru who has supplied me with these three gorgeous paintings all of which she did in one hour! (as if!) Great work as usual from our Rumanian member!
This is how she describes the first one-
It's from a dormant idea planted in childhood by the Greek mythology...
the main inspiration is Argos Panoptes- a primordial giant with many eyes. He was a servant of Hera and is also represented as a peacock with his many-eyed tail. So it is named "The Peacock Song" as those birds cannot sing but they scream!
Blimey! so now you know!

Yikes! We're being watched! this fabulously arresting image is from Khawla Sdour in Morocco. One day I hope that Khawla and her twin sister can join us live but their internet is too crap at the moment. They always try to do the painting or drawing at the same time as the rest of us then send it over after the hour is up which seems to work. 

My own humble offering this time is portraits of two Hollywood actors with unusual eyes! On the left we have one of my favourite character actors who appeared in numerous films (mainly westerns)- Jack Elam! I also drew him in the second ever session months ago. And on the right we have the English comedian, actor and writer- Marty Feldman. You might have seen him in the wonderful Mel Brooks comedy- Young Frankenstein.

Another of the magnificent seven- Alan Bartlett who produced this fabulously creepy and atmospheric portrait in oils during the live hour even though his brushes were so clogged up that he painted most of it with his fingers!
It reminds me a lot of the art of my favourite writer- Melvyn Peake who wrote the utterly brilliant Gormenghast trilogy!

Some gorgeous Manga-style eyes now from Khawla's sister Somaya Sdour. I have no idea what medium she used but they have a great sparkling presence!

The Magnificent Seven (Vivian Salzman is not shown but she was there!)

And here's Vivian's last minute entry! Just in time. Digitally drawn eyes of the main characters from The Rise of the Resistance- The Dark Crystal! Excellent Vivian. And next Wednesday's subject will be-

WINGS!

Love
Paul
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