Day Four: Go! Rhino, Done!

Final finishing touches and varnish. Tomorrow, one very colourful rhino will be delivered to Southampton Central Library / Southampton City Art Gallery.

I hope the young artists who created the designs are happy with my interpretation.

Taking advantage of the bank holiday sun. Drying in the garden 1

Drying in the garden 2

The Secret Garden complete with varnish.

Water Lillies complete with varnish.
 

I am looking forward to seeing lots of rhinos popping up all over Southampton this summer. Go! Rhinos.

Go! Rhinos: day two

Sunday was a sunny day, and while I imagine, the world and his wife were out enjoying the sunshine. I stayed in to tackle the rhino.

It still was a very pleasant day for me. I kept the patio doors open, the cool breeze helped speed up the drying time.

I have finished the underpainting and have just started to put in detail.

Underpainting started



Underpainting - three coats later... it actually had a final fourth coat just to make it look smooth and glossy.

Towards the end of the day I started to map out some of the detail on the waterlillies side.

Magenta for the waterlillies.

When I met Bridget Riley

2010 October Southampton City Art Gallery - Retrospective show called "Flashback" - I met Bridget Riley and asked her if I could take her photo, she seemed to grumble "no", I must have looked so crestfallen she loudly said, "OK, if you have to!" - I had to and I did. Thank you Bridget! (And, yes I bought a signed poster).

I was lucky enough to go a talk by her few days later. What a privilege!    

Bridget Riley 2010