Progress!

   As my story develops and the main character grows in my mind, I decided to research both famous painters and media representation of physical artists. Even what I found on the surface was extremely shocking.

When you see the image on the left, what do you see? What do all these painters have in common? Fancy names? Serious expressions? Weird appearances?

   Actually, it's simpler than that...they are all men. When finding research for my character, I never imagined that making her a female artist would already be going against the traditional conventions of painters. These all extremely famous popular MEN painters, which raised the question, how much harder would it be for my character to gain popularity? I think this, more than anything else, helped me clarify my idea for my film. Not only do I want to do an aesthetically-pleasing opening regarding a female painter, now I am confident that I want the film to reflect her struggles as a woman artist, who is not only enduring her own internal conflicts and family problems, but is also trying to become known in the art industry.

   On that note, according to biographyonline.net, these are some of the greatest painters of all time:

-Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) with Mona Lisa and Last Supper

-Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) with The Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Cafe Terrace at Night

-Michelangelo (1475-1564) with his epic work in the Sistine Chapel

   Looking at these great pieces of art, I've found more inspiration for my own character. Somehow I once heard that the best art comes from those that have experienced the most, so for  beginning of the film, I want my protagonist to be painting with passion, with fervor, while a conflict of some kind is heard in the back. I feel so much closer to concreting my idea, I can almost taste it !

I'll be back promptly to discuss more media representation,

-Isa

"Top 10 Artists / Painters of All Time •." Biography Online. N.p., n.d. Web.
 <http://www.biographyonline.net/artists/top-10-painters.html>.