Grief/Loss diptych:
Exhibition:
Recently I have experienced a form of grief. And I haven't figured out what to do or how to really feel about it. I have felt so disconnected from reality and just out of place completely. So, my final thought was to use that feeling and put it into my art.
Inspiration:
Experimentation:
I began the process of experimentation by taping my iPhone onto the ceiling above my bed. I used the front camera to record myself so that I could see myself and adjust my movements to get in the right position. I watched back over the videos I took and took screenshots of the two images I wanted to use as reference for my painting.
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My original idea for the medium for this piece was to use gouache paint. I've never really liked using gouache in larger pieces, just because of the patience you need for it to layer well. I began working with the paint on the corner of my illustration board and I still didn't like it. I took more time with it and tried to layer it more, but I still didn't like it so I switched to just using acrylic paints and colored pencil.
Planning:
Process:
I began the process of this piece by taping my phone to my ceiling. From there I recorded a video from the front facing camera on my iPhone 12. I lied in bed and made sure to pose in different positions and just overall move a lot so that I would have a variety of poses to choose from as a reference for my piece.
I used a piece of illustration board that I had cut in half creating two 10 in by 15 inch boards. Instead of using a projector to get the proportions of the picture, I decided to use the grid method instead. On each board I created a 15 in by 10 in grid.