Star Wars art auction this Saturday!

My Princess Leia painting 'Rebel Princess' will be up for auction this Saturday (2nd April) at the For The Love Of The Force - Cantina Space Bar Charity Event being held at Bowlers Manchester.

She will be up for auction alongside other paintings done by Manchester artists who created work over the weekend event last December. This is a great chance for Star Wars and Sci-Fi fans alike to get their hands on some original art work.

Keep and eye out for auction details of the main website below and on the Facebook page HERE

You can find out how to buy tickets for the Cantina event HERE

'See you at the auction laser brain'

Rebel Princess - For The Love Of The Force

  

I spent a busy weekend working as one of a group of artists painting live at the For The Love Of The Force Star Wars event in Manchester.

Of course I painted Princess Leia, and I wanted to show her as the provocative, strong, feminist icon she is! I took inspiration from classic pin up styles, the sort of thing you'd find on a B52 bomber and I also added a tattoo to underline her rebel status.

This is possibly the fastest painting I've ever done, especially when you consider that the finished piece is over seven foot tall! Also painting in front of thousands of people as they explored the Star Wars convention was daunting and rewarding all at once. People really do enjoy seeing art being made. Here's how it happened:

And THIS is just a snippet of what was going on all around us while we painted!

I had a fab and exhausting time! My Princess Leia #RebelPrincess is staying up along with the other artworks created over the weekend for a week at Bowlers and will be auctioned off at the end of it. Keep an eye on the Bowlers website and facebook page for more details!

(This is SUCH a difficult pose to do with any kind of refinement as you can see!)