highlight	Paintings go through many stages, so as I progress with work for the exhibition, I will record the
	children at war	stages as I go, so you can watch them develop. I am working with acrylic paint on plastic sheet, combined with paper
	stages	collage. My first picture for the show is an image of a child soldier, that I have been thinking about for some time. I
	words by children	found the image on the internet.The title is brutalised The text on all the paper collage in the
		show is the treaty produced at the Un Convention on the Rights of the Child New York, 1989.
	eastbourne
	brighton
	newhaven
	workshops
	talks
	debate
	links
	children's rights
	back
		I decided to use the tree with the		I experiment with bringing in the		Try painting into text, that's good,
		figure.I keep his eyes blank.This		text as foliage, shall I		decide to use it as the publicity
		keeps a wild animal feel to the		put it down the trunk as well?		image for children at war.
		picture.The burnt sienna lines from		I decide to keep it simple.		The use of emerald green, gives it
		the drawing stage work well with				a sparkle which I reflect on the gun.
		the green and black.
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