Using the photographs taken at my visit to the Gabrielle de Santis exhibition at the Limoncello gallery, I used my research on abstract artists to explore painting over photographs digitally to create a sense of movement and colour. I used inspiration from various abstract artists such as Gerhard Richter, William Klein and Cy Twombly. I also was inspired by a series by Nick Knight which uses paint over photographs. I really like the abstract feel and the thought of tying memory with colour. I did these small experiments to see if it's a technique I could use in my project, however I feel that to finalise the idea I would experiment on a different set of photographs and paint directly onto the printed images. To do this I will gather images of Gay Pride, both recent and photographs from when I was a child and scan/print them to paint over. To create the digital version of this, however, I used Photoshop.
To create this effect I started off by using a colour overlay and changing the opacity. After doing that I used the paint tool to paint strategically around the photo in bright clashing colours before changing the blending options to create an interesting abstract look. I repeated the process for every photo until I had a series. I think that the digital versions will probably look rather rushed compared to painted versions, but I definitely like the effect that digital has on the photographs. I think that repeating this process to more relevant photographs for further experimenting will help me develop and move my project forward with what materials and themes I want to work with.
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