Ali is submitting his matric art today. 4 big canvasses and a sculpture, all of Annabel Vincent, Susie Shave’s delightful and beautiful daughter. This one is my favourite.
He will have the sculpture in the middle and all the canvasses surrounding it. They depict different moods; pensive, passionate (conducting), elated (twirling) and then there is one with just her face v large, done with a broad brush. He’s worked and hard matured considerably, particularly through the frustrations with the technical difficulties with the sculpture. It was completely trapped in a block of plaster of paris twice.
Mocks start next week and he has so much work to do to achieve the outrageously high mark he needs to get a place in medicine.
Whatever he does, I know there’ll always be an easel, jars of brushes and that scent of turpentine in his world, art makes his heart sing.
The weekend has gone well and the only side effect I have is a headache a bit like a vice around my head, which is easy to manage. What a happy suprise!
Wow Ali you have done so well. So proud of you! good luck for Mock Matric.
ReplyDeleteGlad things are going well with the Ipi, Margi. I often think of you and pray that this will work for you.I almost feel it was meant to be-through all your connections to get it!!!
Ali - please come and sculpt my beautiful Georgie. Your grandmother's portraits of me and my brother are hanging on the wall in my mum's flat, so the tradition would be so poignant. X
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