The art group in my village now set weekly challenges to keep us engaged while we cannot meet. This week involved cling film!

Water colour washes covered with cling film

I must admit, this challenge sounded odd! The idea was to build upon the previous week's challenge which was a kind of ink blot test - finding shapes and images in pictures where the image wasn't intended. One fine example from one of the group was discovering Mick Jagger had been buried under tarmac on a nearby road - only his lips were visible! With Mick Jagger still bring alive this was only slightly disturbing. Probably for Mick too if he ever finds out!

I love my art group. We meet every Thursday evening (well, before the lockdown). We spend a couple of hours working on our artwork and chatting. It's not a class so no tuition is done. It's just a chance to sit with some like-minded people and, invariably, have a good laugh. The evening usually concludes with a trip to a nearby pub where I usually learn something new. Not always what I ever needed to know but usually something highly amusing. In fact, to be honest I'm becoming more convinced that the script writers for Vicar of Dibley or Four Weddings and a Funeral are writing the scripts for some of our conversations , they really are that funny.

Anyway, back to the challenge. This week the aim was to look for some meaning, image or structure in the resulting image of a dried water colour wash. The method was simple. Apply the washes in whatever colours one chooses, cover in film, crinkle it up a bit and leave to dry. Once dry, remove the film and look at what you've got. This is my result:

Water colour wash after cling film removed.

The next job was to see what I could do with it. I've no idea why, but all I could see was a mountain range and glaciers. So I went with it. It didn't take long for a painting to form. If I'm honest, it's not my greatest work but it was a lot of fun to produce and a welcome distraction from working at home and lockdown. Why not give it a go yourself?