2. Primary Research
My primary
research
gravitated
towards the
subject of war.
It showed the
side and effects
of the citizens
such Jewish
town and the
farmers being
taken by
‘death.’
Hundertwasser,
although not
doing a
proposal that
looks like it has
3. War Poems
The poems I looked
into gave my
work more
substance and
meaning being
why each
element was
involved. I
illustrated the
poem that was
my
interpretation
instead of
analysis. The
main points that
stood out of
these were:
o Gas mask
o Gas
o Helplessness
o “wagon” for
the dead
bodies
o Trench
representing
growing life
o Senses
o Hot and cold
4. Influential Sources
o Fluid lines
o Senses
o Trench
o Hot & cold
o Initial gas mask
o Original poem to refer
to
o Man in the mask
o Otto Dix
o Dark colours
o Primary colours
o Colour fading
o Acrylic
o Eyes
o Observational reference
o Real tones and shapes
to look at
5. Observational Drawings
From the original gas mask I did one drawing. I did this in watercolours with
mark making of biro over the top. This followed on from the other drawings
in my book. I like the subtle tones of the watercolours although I wanted the
tones to be done with the colour rather than the pen.
So, I was inspired by my Otto Dix artist inspired study. This led me to
experiment with acrylic. I then got away from putting a black line round the
shapes.
This became more expressive and although the pieces themselves aren’t
6. Observational Drawings DEVELOPMENT
I carried on experiment from the original source of the gas mask. I looked at the
Colours: hot/ cold, light pink/ green, dark blacks/ brown/ grey
Textures: tissue paper, smooth, bubble wrap
Subject: gas mask, hand, wagon, trench, men marching
7. Proposal 1
Painted in acrylic All the motifs from the poem and other
sources
Bubble wrap textured ground White highlights
8. Proposal 2
o Portrait
o Bleach
o Grey
background so I
could go lighter
and also darker
o On canvas
o Pink
o All the motifs
expect the men
marching- I like
it better with the
men
o TO CHANGE
o Landscape
o Less cluttered
o Concentrate on
less colours
o Look at the
