Sketch for SURVIVAL
Emma Skinner’s striking painting (left) has won
The Artist Award in this year’s Sketch for Survival competition and exhibition, organised by Explorers Against Extinction. ‘I produced this little whale shark for the Glowing Glowing Gone campaign in the US to highlight the pollution of the oceans,’ writes Emma. ‘It was featured on the big screen in Time Square as part of the promotion.’ The painting was chosen for The Artist Award by Sally Bulgin, editor of The Artist. ‘Emma’s passion for highlighting the devastating pollution of our oceans resonated strongly with me,’ writes Sally. ‘I appreciate her focus as an underwater wildlife artist on depicting the sea life that is so at risk from the shocking levels of plastic dumped into the sea every day. I love her use of vivid colour to attract the eye, as well as the combination of a suggestion of realism with broken abstract shapes and gestures to create an eye-catching, dynamic composition.’
The Sketch for Survival 2021 exhibition can be seen at gallery@oxo on London’s South Bank, from November 17 to 28 and an online auction runs until November 28 at www.explorersagainstextinction.co.uk