Monday 30 March 2020

Weekly Aquarellista Challenge 2: Night Hawks

 Carol's Nigh Hawks are sitting in a diner called 'Quarantine Café'. The two clients are herself and her husband, celebrating his 60st birthday. You can read it on the blackboard! Congratulations to Richard - and well doneto Carol. Amazing atmosphere and they don't care that there's no one else around, love will pull them through!

The Challenge was 'create your own version of a famous painting' and I chose Edward Hoppers Night Hawks. It is wonderful to see that the versions are all so different, and all have a story to tell...

Pause of the IC night shift
A touching painting by Michele. She is so worried about her family who are all doctors and exposed while directly involved in battling the virus and saving lives. Her concern shows through this painting that is also a tribute to those who risk their lives to save others and especially her daughter who is there at the moment.

Vanessa's version is called 'The Hangar' and if you look carefully (click the picture to enlarge it) you can see that the clients are actually communicating. Like you do in the Hangar 😊

And my own version 'Adèles' with girl-only clients, wearing facemasks...

 Now I thought is was an original idea, but turns out the painting has lots of versions already. Carol sent me this one with Homer Simpson and then I couldn't help myself and googled it and found so many original others! I'll treat you to two, if you want to see more, just have a look on google, there are endless variations, some very funny!: 


 

In the meantime:

Randi created a 'corona-ed' version of 'the cry' as her version of a famous painting. With people keeping distance, and a lingering virus. Very good expression!


Carol finished her antique golden shoes... Fa-Bu-Lous!!!

Celina (in quarantine in Oslo, without good material) did a try-out with purple and yellow trees in a negative painting... and an elaborate version in pink. Amazing results especially given the fact that she has no good colours, paints, paper and brushes to work with, only her grand childrens' things...

Nothing can stop Celina so she also happily experimented with dandelions! Great idea for the near future...






 Cari is also working with us - and she clearly sees spring coming!!

...and Hélène is sketching and experimenting to fill a piece of very rough and irregular and absorbing hand made paper. I am putting this watercolour pencil-sketch in, because then we can later appreciate the final painting more...

O - and I forgot this one it is Cari's too! Lonely spring-garlic...

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