Primary sources and process

Primary and secondary sources

 

 

Pewter sheet folded and carved on blue Perspex surface with flat pewter sheet.  Blue lagoon. 

 

Blue Perspex sheet with carved and folded pewter sheet reflecting the colours

 

of silk fabric printed with photograph of painting on acetate.

 

 

Blue Perspex sheet with pewter and dancing figures on acetate - creating a sense of fluidity. 

Next steps: use own drawings from life model
 

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Photograph of pewter and silk used as inspiration for painting/drawing.

 

Mid process abstract painting/drawing.  Ink, watercolour, ink pens.  Can use photographs to review colours and composition.

 

Section of abstract above.  Next steps: collage photographs of sections of painting. 

 

Primary source: painted acetates.

 

 

Secondary source: dancers from internet.  

 

Primary and secondary sources merged.  Dancers cropped, colours and contrast changed and outlines softened to merge with background.  

 

Painted acetates held up to sky.

 

 

Dancing figures taken from internet resized, colours changed to merge with background colours, later distorted and warped to merge with rhythms of background.

 

 

Secondary sources: magnified slice of rock.

 

 

Collages of drawings and paintings with black tape and handmade Indian paper inspired by rock slice above - colours sections, lines and connections.