Having been to the galleries I wasn't immediately struck with a painting but I wrote down the names of some that caught my eye or that I thought could have potential. I bought postcards of some that I liked and the weekend following my visit I spent my time narrowing down the paintings and researching them. I found the visit extremely useful; you can look at the paintings online on the gallery's websites but having been to the galleries I feel that you get much more of an insight to the painting. Some of them are vast and you just can't see this online and the colouring is so vivid in some paintings that nothing can beat seeing them in person. For this part of the project we were allowed to go to the National Portrait Gallery as well as the National Gallery which I found helpful as it had more contemporary paintings to look at. I must now continue to research a few of the paintings I have narrowed my choice down to so that I feel comfortable taking on the one I choose and I will feel like I have made an informed decision. I can also see how far and how many ideas I get from a painting and whether I will be able to draw enough from it to make a success of my interpretation.
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