Creating the cherubs at the Savile Club
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Pair of cherubs created at theSavile Club
Following on from recreating the ballroom ceiling architectural trompe l’oeil decoration in 2017 at the Savile Club, I was asked to recreate the cherubs that were originally populating the cloudy sky, peering down at the goings on below.
In 2018 I created the first three groups of cherubs using as reference fragments of canvas with remnants of cherubs that had descended from the ceiling following a water leak.
This year I created three further groups of cherubs. The images show the process from drawing to finished cherub. A very absorbing project, cherubs are really rather lovely to draw.
Savile Club ballroom ceiling trompe l’oeil decoration project.
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Drawing prepared for the Savile Club cherubs. These were seen in place on the ceiling for approval prior to the work commencing
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The drawing for the cherubs has been pounced onto the ceiling and raw umber used to paint the lines in
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Savile Cherubs, ground being blocked out with light colours to create ghostly cherubs
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Layers of colour being applied to the cherubs until the right intensity is achieved
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Cherubs in the sky at the Savile Club