Splash of Color Pilot TV Diary - Day Ten
Writing by Alan Veitch on Friday, 9 of February , 2007 at 4:28 am
DAY TEN: Feb 9: Robert visits some of the biggest temples in the complex and quickly realizes they will make a difficult subject for the painting he has to make. The problem is that the architectural features of the big temples have been terribly distorted by the ravages of time, plus the horrendous damage caused by being swallowed up by the jungle.
What And Where To Paint…
What About Here?
However, when we were walking through a quite small building that is actually just a gate entrance set in the Ta Som temple’s surrounding walls Robert found his subject. He literally stopped in his tracks when he noticed the large and virtually undamaged 13th century sculptured face of Jayavarman V11, the Angkor king responsible for most of the temple buildings.
The Crew At Ta Som
Western Entrance Ta Som
Jayavarman’s enigmatic smile somehow reminded Robert of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and he immediately decided that the king would be just perfect for the upcoming painting.
The Chosen Spot….
Category: Splash Of Color TV
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