right. yesterday i worked on helen in the morning. i moved her mouth about 2 millimeters to the left, and changed the angle of it slightly. i looks better, but the face as a whole still isnt looking like helen – or more, it definately resemlbles her, but i think that is more to with the hair than her facial features. when i asked my tutor what he thought was wrong with it, he said he didnt think the eyes where large enough. i said that id measured them and they where exactly the right size. he said that sometimes you have to exaggerate a little to make a paiting look right. this is interesting, as i’d been slavishly following the photograph up to this point. in my last tutorial he also pointed out that the photos dont have the power to differentiate between what parts of the image are more important than others, but as a pianter i have that power so should feel free to place the emphisis on those parts of the image that i feel to be more important, by making those areas more finished.
in the afternoon i did some more work on kate, that image is going very well, no difficulties at all, actually. tyoday was supposed to be the day i got these two paintings done by, so i guess i’d better go and get on with it…
worked on both paintings today. realised that the mouth on helens is actually in the wrong place. just pleaseed to have found out what was wrong with it! i’ve scrubbed the mouth out and will put it back in tommorow, in the right place.
found this quote. its exactly what my degree show is about! (although i was planning on having four portraits and four skull paintings, as we are given enough room for this number)…
‘The legend of the three living and the three dead most probably comes from France. The oldest manuscripts go back to the 13th century: they contain poems of Baudoin de Condé, of Nicolas de Margival and of two unknown writers. The plot of "the legend" is rather simple: three corpses (representing ecclesiastics) meet with three living (a duke, a count, and a prince). The latter are terrified by this encounter. The dead speak to the three rich men, urging them to repent: "Such as I was you are, and such as I am you will be. Wealth, honor and power are of no value at the hour of your death.". ‘
today, so far, I’ve been working on the portrait of helen. the first couple of hours where very frustrating, but it definately looks better than it did. I’ll work on Kate this evening. the timetable i had set for myself to have finished these two paintings by was this thursday… ooops. SO isnt going to happen!
worked on both paintings today. the one of kate is going quite well, but the one of helen has caused much frustration. it just isnt looking like her today.i guess portraits go through stages, in fact i know they do, but its a bit like giving birth, you dont remember the pain after you’ve done it, until you do it again! I had a tutorial this morning, he said he likes the concept of the degree show, and thinks that I am on track. Im glad someone does! thats it until tommorow.
