Madeleina Kay Art

I'm delighted that my portraits of migrants will be on display as part of the 10th Migration Matters Festival in Sheffield, from 21st -...

JC's requested flag design for a "mythical creature" was a challenge which I wasn't quite sure how to tackle, especially when I was...

Adam's flag design was pretty simple to Lino-cut. I based it on the digital designs he liked, but tried to copy the Aer Lingus logo more...

Livia asked for a design with different hands, representing diversity, reaching to the globe in the shape of a love heart. Livia was very...

I didn't need to design Nikita's flag digitaly, since she wanted me to copy a design of a tattoo she has on her arm. I asked her to send...

The most difficult part of turning the digital design of Redi's flag into a lino-print was sketching out the design which required some...

These were the first designs I sent Redi using his requested colours and shapes: Redi preferred the designs where the shapes fitted...

I've been mulling over how to best execute the creation of the flags for my research project . At first I intended to hand-make all of...

Motaz is the last of the ten portraits I had to paint. I wasn't sure if I would be able to get them all finished by the end of this week...

I really love the colours Ania chose for her portrait - which represent her positive and uplifting personality and caring nature. I also...

I found Marcelo's portrait tricky for two reasons; firstly, the photograph I was working from had a very intense shadow on the right side...

Livia always shows up dressed in a rainbow selection vibrant colours - so I think it was hard for her to choose just four colours for...

I was nervous to paint Adam's portrait as I have never painted someone with an afro hairstyle before and I was worried it would turn out...

I was a bit apprehensive starting Nikita's portait; firstly, because she is the only one of my project participants who I have never met...

I think i'm enjoying this part of the project more than anything else. I have enjoyed the interviews, because they have been really deep,...

I found this portrait a bit more challenging because JC decided to change his colour selection during the interview and also sent me a...

Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project  into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...

I've finished the first of ten oil portraits I am creating for my research project into identity. I painted the backgrounds  of the...

I feel like I've nearly destroyed my mental health in the process but I have managed to reach my target of finishing all of the portrait...

Motaz understood the "choose your colours" brief right away and sent me the following list along with a selection of really great profile...