Mad as a March hare!

Normanton Church, Rutland Water at sunset, by Anthony Greentree

March is already looking like a hugely busy and productive month! Since creating murals at some of the educational conferences, I have had a few schools asking for help with their own school murals. So over the next few months I will post what me and the schools come up with!

 Twitter is still a wonderful hub of inspiration and activity with the monthly themes that we organise amongst other artists on the site. Last month we did #linefebruary which was a very challenging month, as it stripped back all the elements for us only to produce work in line. This month we decided on #skymarch, which is to produce artwork in any media but with the sky being the dominant feature. Above is one that I created at the weekend of Rutland Water. 

The Eternal Now No.2 - By Anthony Greentree

'The Eternal Now' project is currently on going. I am working on the third painting and already there are new things coming into the mix. One of the things I am discovering is the play with balance. Not just with composition or light and dark tones, but the nature of spontaneity and discipline. The main aim is to capture an energy or feeling from the background as the vehicle to describe the scene for each subject.
I have also asked people on Facebook etc if they would like to submit a photo of themselves in the same way, so that I could paint them for inclusion in the set of works. So far I have had quite a few, so lots to get working on.

The Carnival of Monsters Art festival, Nottingham

Finally just a reminder that I am helping organise an Arts festival in October. The event is called The Carnival of Monsters and the idea is to expose contemporary art to the wider public. At the moment there are plans for music and workshops as well as the diverse artwork out there from artists far and wide including the local area. If you are an artist and would like to take part in exhibiting at the two week event then you can click here for a 'call to artist submission form'. That's it for now, I better get back to it! :}>