I am exploring how I can make work using the acetate sheet taped to the window. Slight problem – the sunlight/heat on the glass unsticks the tape and the acetate keeps falling away. If I am going to go take this further, I am going to have to either move to a shaded window position or invest in a lightbox.
In the mean time I have painted the face of the female in my large portrait on the acetate sheet and cut into the shape of her face.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on acetate sheet, 30cmx20cm.
I wondered what the face would look like placed over the painting.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on acetate sheet, 30cmx20cm.
Then I explored how it might look if I cut the acetate sheet into strips and taped them onto the window. I moved the strips around to vary the gap between them and even placing another acetate sheet behind to diffuse the sunlight (last photo below).
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on acetate sheet, each one 30cmx20cm.
Then I went back to playing with the strips by covering the face on the canvas with them.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on acetate sheet over canvas, 30cmx20cm.
I found that taking a photo of the strips on the face at an angle gave a different effect.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on acetate sheet laid over canvas, 30cmx20cm.
Question…. Instead of a partial sanding of the face what might the impact be if I painted strips on it? Would it enhance the narrative of the composition or confuse?
Next steps.
- Make the other canvas and prime ready to hang next to this canvas. The size will be same ratio as the large, 3 to 2, same height but approx 80cm wide.
- Go for the paynes grey colour of the background of this canvas and see where it takes me. I am undecided if the colour should be a solid block or swirls of colour to give depth.
