Proverbial forest

We had a talk today from Tom Burns and then a really short and sharp workshop for the 'Word and Image' module where we were given a list of proverbs, and had three hours to come up with illustrations for one that we choose. We were also in groups so that had to tie in somehow. Our group each picked a nature themed proverb (mine being "Can't see the wood for the trees") and we also choose the colour green, and for some obscure reason making all our images have something to do with food and/or eating (!).

So you have a chap here who is so overwhelmed by the lush green trees in the forest, he doesn't even notice the thing that he's eating is a dead branch! Hmmm...... yesss....

I'm not particularly happy with the execution (this is what 3 hours gets you!). The text was hand painted in acrylic on a sheet of acetate (yes, not even enough time to scan it in a make it into a photoshop layer...); and below is the set up - the dead branch is a piece of dead plant from our garden, and the green thing at the back is a green towel - work with what you have, I say ...