The last time I saw Tom I've only just traced the outline of my last collaged painting with the woman. Now that painting is almost completed but I am not liking it very much. I said, it looks a bit A-levels/IGCSE, and Tom disagreed, which is good. I tried the liquin medium like he suggested and it worked well, though it did thin out the pigment a bit too much sometimes when I used too much. I also had to remind myself to be mindful of the fat over lean rule. Tom says the new panel with the movie still looks exciting - and I am excited about it too. It definitely is the beginning of a new series. I've always wanted to paint from films, as I am majorly inspired by them all the time. Tom was saying that you could argue that films come from paintings etc. which I recall Jack Perry talking about in the cinematography in painting session. I felt strange about lifting directly from another person's work but, Tom said a lot of artists do this, and you do make it yours. I said I felt that as soon as it hits the canvas, it becomes personal, or even before that, because essentially I am painting this scene with all of my emotional responses to the film, as well as all the life experiences I've been through, as the driving force pushing it forward. I'm thinking about what this film means personally to me, and all the new revelations it let me uncover. I am happy we live in a world where we can take inspiration from so many things. It makes life worth living. Anyway, I also said I missed using resin, but we're not really allowed to use it in the campus. Tom suggested for me to use a varnish instead, which I am intrigued by, since I've never really used one before.
Tutorial Notes:
17.01.19
- The new paintings from movie stills are an exciting departure – these could mark the beginning of a new series of works.
- Think about the historic connections between painting and cinema – Albert Bierstadt landscapes influencing early photographers and film-makers for example.
- Peter Doig’s reference from Friday 13th for the Canoe paintings.
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| Canoe Lake, 1997 |
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| Echo Lake, 1998 |
- Good painting shops: AP Fitzpatrick (Bethnal Green), Cornellisen’s (Bloomsbury), Russell and Chapple (Tottenham Court Road) – ask about varnishes etc.