Painting Chicago - ACE122.3

Aitchison talks about why he became a painter, why he chose to go to the Slade, about wanting to be a dress designer; paintings intercut. Murphy and Aitchison; Bedlington terrier. Aitchison talks about being in Italy and discovering that the way colour is used can be more important than the colour itself. Crucifixions and flower paintings. Aitchison shows some illustrations and colours that he’s used in his own paintings. Photographs of Italian countryside, Aitchison’s farmhouse at Montecastelli, church interior, etc. Aitchison working on his portrait of Smith. Talks about his methods of portrait painting. Two female portraits (one nude) and one of Gorgeous Macaulay. Model and Dog (1974-1975). Aitchison’s VO talking about the elements of the painting.