Amy Hogg - The Penguin

For my Research Methodology project i chose to focus on Penguins, and in particular the Rockhopper Penguin. There are many breeds of penguins, however i was drawn to the Rockhopper penguin as its one of the smallest species of it's kind, growing up to only 20 inches tall.

                                    (Plasticine penguin models, photos taken on Southsea beach)

Whilst researching the penguin, i found that the species are consistently used in children's media such as books and films. I decided to use this as a focus point for my final piece, i wanted to find out what made penguins so appealing to children and why they are subject to the idea of anthropomorphism so much.

(Oil Pastel drawing on black paper)

(water colour painting on card)

(Acrylic and watercolour painting)

    For my final piece I created a life size image of a Rockhopper penguin, and a children's book inspired image of a penguin colony; this overall image was inspired by the children's book 'Wheres Wally?'