Plot Summary: A middle-aged artist is apprenticed a young, shy, disoriented boy named Nathan but whom he calls Lesley. The boy's parents drop him off at De Leon's home and typically abandon him to his fate as an artist's apprentice. Complications arise when De Leon uses a model and their strange relationship ensues as master and student.
Research Method: I will try to research on different artistic methods used by artists and different terminologies used by artists. Also important is the authenticity of the setting and backdrop of the story. I will try to research on the language necessary for conversations between artists.
Why I Like to Write this story: I'd like to write this story because I think visual art is a captivating subject. Aside from priests and doctors, artists top the list of most interesting characters in fiction, notably for their temperament, tenacity, and the color they add. I think it wold be interesting to see how the story would amount to.
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hi, joanna! interesting premise! yes, visual artists and their various creative processes and sometimes strange logic interest me, too. very much so. do go ahead and immerse yourself in their minds. you can, like iggy, choose a particular artwork or a particular artist, just to solidify your concept more easily. you can also look up some essays by painters who also write and try to understand the way they dealw ith the world, tapos gawan mo na lang ng specific na scene, the rest of the elements of fiction will surely follow. i can recommend the personal column of artist/critic/writer raymund fernandez of UP Cebu, for instance. his essays can be accessed through the Cebu Daily News online. another important consideration would also be the subject being painted. wouldn't it be interesting to know how the artist's gaze affects the one being looked at? just some thoughts... =)
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