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art coursework-illustrating AC

JobyElliottMartin 15 Feb 10 at 4:38 p.m. GMT

Hi all, two questions really... for my A-Level, I have chosen to research artists which are quite illustrative and my art teacher and I thought for my final piece of the project to illustrate various parts of a favourite book of mine. This of course being Christie. So, which AC should I illustrate and which parts of that book should I illustrate and why?

At the moment, I'm edging towards Murder on the orient express and death on the nile. If it was out of these two, what parts should I illustrate?

Thank you ever so much. All suggestions of titles greatly appreciated!!!

Joby

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go_leafs_nation 19 Feb 10 at 1:08 p.m. GMT

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My humble suggestion is to replace Death in the Clouds with something else (perhaps a hand with a knife, preparing to strike down- reminiscent of, say, Roger Ackroyd?)- or, if you're going to combine, throw in cryptic clues from a bunch of books. There are many clues that seem to make no sense- the wasp in Death in the Clouds, the murder weapon in Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Poirot asking about the colour of so-and-so's shoes in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, etc.

JobyElliottMartin 19 Feb 10 at 12:52 p.m. GMT

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Thanks 'detective conan' and again 'TheButlerDidIT'. Very helpful suggestions! Can I also ask you, initially I was going to illustrate parrts from one book, what do you think of the idea about one illustration from about five different AC's?

For example;

1. Mrs Mc G witnessing the murder in the 4.50 at Paddington
2. Poirot seeing the dressing gown on the orient express
3. Death on the nile amongst the temple ruins
4. ATTWN with the record or murder-house maybe?
5. Death in the clouds and the murder?

There's so many, I don't know. Any more suggestions?

Thanks

TheButlerDidIT 19 Feb 10 at 11:45 a.m. GMT

Also you could use the scene in ATTWN where the record is playing accusing each of them of murder. That would be intresting. What about Prothroe dead in the Vicarage study with the Vicar, Dr Haydock and Inspector Slack. What about Mrs Mc Guillycuddy witnessing the murder on the train in The 4.50 at Paddington. Are these suggestions helpful?

HeiseiHolmes 17 Feb 10 at 10:33 a.m. GMT

The table-turning scene from Sittaford Mystery? That was so good...

JobyElliottMartin 16 Feb 10 at 2:15 p.m. GMT

Thank you 'TheButlerDidIT' and 'AndThenThereWereToon', they are both inspirational suggestions. I have read both books you have mentionned and they have become two of my favourites. And Then There Were NOne gives many interestings ideas to work with and the figure with the dressing gown in Murder on the Orient express holds a lot of intrigue.

Thank you very much and I hope I hear more suggestions soon!

AndThenThereWereToon 15 Feb 10 at 10:08 p.m. GMT

From Orient Express, I'd suggest the train standing at the platform in Syria and Poirot watching the mysterious figure in the dressing gown walking down the corridor.  But Nile would probably give you more to work with as an illustrator.

TheButlerDidIT 15 Feb 10 at 7:06 p.m. GMT

What about Vera's death from And The  There Were None?

I would like to see some of your work!