Kevin Collins 28 March 2015 – Demo by Kevin Collins Kevin Collins One of Kevin’s completed paintings One of Kevin’s completed paintings One of Kevins work in progress paintings Objects that Kevin may use in as reference in his paintings Kevin explains how he may conceptualize a painting using the objects from his still life He roughly adds in elements that tell the story He adds more elements and colour Kevin demonstrates how possibly turning the canvas may have a more interesting composition Kevin blocks in more colour for balance He changes the ‘direction’ of the teapot Kevin ‘links’ colour in his painting The completed demo. Detail of the teapot illustrating a symbol used Detail of Kevin’s painting showing a man reading on a couch that was symbolic of Kevin’s childhood memories Detail of Kevin’s painting showing a pigeon that was symbolic of Kevin’s childhood memories This detail represents Kevin’s sister as a child On his painting, Kevin demonstrates how linking colour between two objects can make the painting more cohesive Kevin illustrates how using a piece of paper with a drawing on it can help place additional objects.