Late for school

SOLD

I have just finished my most recent painting (Late for School) last night.It was done on Masonite board ,which I first painted with white primer.I found the surface very different to canvas,and although I have painted on such a surface before I had forgotton its texture.It is much soother than canvas, but I liked the way its texture can show through thinly painted areas.

I wanted the boy to appear as if he had just woken up, and was hurriedly looking for his school uniform.In order to portray this, I painted him holding a school shirt in one hand and a shoe in the other.The dilapidated house and the shadow of the boy I also filled in from my imagination.I started off by dividing my board into thirds,then placing my main subjects along the points of focus.To add some more color I painted in the washing line.

I really had fun painting this one,probably because I love creating stories using my art. Any new ideas for a title ,I initially thought of calling it (Late for school), but then last night ,after realizing I had painted a pair of trousers on the line I thought of calling it (Where is my trousers?)

I had fun drawing,or scribbling childishly on the wall.