Light - ACE353.4

Reconstruction of 17th century Spanish painter, Juan Sánchez Cotán, arranging objects to be painted. Commentary says he used darkness to suggest the anxiety of his age. His Still-life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber (Bodegón, c.1602), creating tension in the contrast between darkness and light. Tabner on the boat. His VO says he feels more productive at the end of the day, preferring to work at dusk. He begins a new picture just as the light is failing. Film of Houses of Parliament filtered to imitate Claude Monet’s Impressionist work. Reproduction Monet’s at work in his studio in the Savoy Hotel. Working on several paintings at the same time enabled him to capture several different light conditions. Monet’s words about wanting to paint the air, the impossible, read over. Tabner’s Staffa and Skye paintings being hung in the Royal Academy (where Turner’s painting of Staffa was first shown). Tabner VO on seeing the paintings away from their subjects. Greenwood sketching a tomato. He says he wants to know more about how light actually works as his paintings currently give the impression of wax models. Real life is more complex. Credits.