Emma Price Floating World, pen and wash, 11½38in (29.5320cm)
‘To celebrate The Artist’s 90th year, PaintersOnline is inviting all artists to join in with our series of monthly challenges. Entries are invited in any media inspired by some of the key events throughout 1931, the year of our launch. To find out more go to www.paintersonline.co.uk/competitionsThe winner of our first 90th anniversary challenge goes to Emma Price for her pen and wash Floating World (left). ‘I live on the northeast coast of England,’ writes Emma, ‘so during lockdown we’ve been taking our outdoor exercise along the sea front, where there’s lots of birds to see, especially during winter. One day there was a roaring high tide with a ferocious easterly gale whipping the sea into foam, and a big group of gulls and crows were just floating on the wind, almost within touching distance. As soon as I got home, I drew the scene with a fineliner pen, aided by some blurry photos and a lot of memory, (I couldn’t hold the camera still due to the wind) and added a watercolour wash. I wanted to convey the stirring feeling of the day, and hopefully I’ve gone some way to achieving that.’ All the winning works will be published in the March 2022 issue of The Artist.