A stunning example of Airbrush artistry.
Next to Civilised is now in Private ownership.
Next to civilised depicts a peaceful looking Macaque sitting next to a sri lankan prayer bowl. Some people have interpreted the bowl to be a beggars bowl and that the Macaque is being used to collect money from the public. This was an interpretation that I had considered but was not the one I had in mind when painting the image. The bowl is a finely crafted bowl but depicts 2 men fighting. It was this juxtaposition of the creativity of man but also the destructive nature next to the serene looking Macaque that I wanted to show and to spark a discussion as to what civilised means to people.
The image was painted on clayboard which is an archival art board and I used acrylic inks and an airbrush.
There was just one point difference between 1st and 2nd place.
2nd Place
On Patrol
by
Fiona Champion –
A magnificent beast portraited in Acrylic
Voting was so tight with just another vote difference between 2nd and 3rd place.
