I still haven’t used the roll of acetate sheet that I brought in so I have cut four pieces into 45cm squares and am going to experiment with quick sketches in acrylic paint and see how they look.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Untitled, Acrylic on acetate sheet, 45cm sq.
When I finished them I wondered how they would look if I rolled them and taped into tubes. They look strange, a kind of 360degree painting. I stood them next to each other and took a photo.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Untitled, Acrylic on acetate sheet, 45cm sq.
Where to go from here with this idea?
- I don’t think I want to paint bodies on acetate and roll them up although perhaps if I could make the tubes of the bodies a larger size it could be something to explore, maybe even stack them like a totem form.
- Another idea is to unroll them, tape them to the window (or a light source) and paint the darkest tones on this first and then overlay with another sheet and paint the mid tones.
