For this exercise, I used all of my resources of colour, tone, shape and line to convey a narrative. I continued in the vibrant palette of the fauvists and only slightly outlined the main characters this time. I felt it may have been overdone in the conveying character exercise. As I know my tendency to add too many distracting details in the background, I began with a simple sketch. The narrative was only going to be “A Day at the Beach”.

After I painted the main figures and seascape, I found it much too cliche’ and thought it would be improved by some hints of danger. I then painted over most of them, save a few. I decided that I wanted this to be more of a modern-day apocalyptic narrative, with two angels at the beach. I tried to keep the dangerous aspects to a few: A landmine warning sign in the corner, giant jellyfish, Japanese whaling boat, and an impression of Michelangelo’s God flying away showing his bum to all.

This time I felt the hands improved.