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Craigie Aitchison
The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending
to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional
drawing classes difficult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art,
and became interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He
loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and
wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he
insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, 'It's a secret - because I
don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything
on top.' Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. 'Anyone can do
the colours you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to.'
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Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he
feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards.
Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This
explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures
while he's painting them. 'If I feel they're worried and want to look at the
painting, I can't do it.'
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting
scene. He says he is not interested in following any tradition, but just paints the
way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.
What is the writer trying to do in the text?
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A
B
C
D
describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison
teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison
explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
22 What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?
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A
He works in a different way from other artists.
B
He often gets bored with his paintings.
C
He improved his drawing by going to art school.
D He did some paintings for the Italian government.
What does Aitchison say about his use of colour?
A
BCD
He likes starting with the darkest colours first.
He knows the colours he's aiming for when he begins.
He prefers to paint with yellows, greens, and browns.
He understands how different colours work together.
Aitchison prefers models who don't
A keep talking to him while he's working.
B
ask him about his strange method of working.
C
worry about how long the work will take.
D
feel anxious to see the work as it's developing.
25 What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?
A
I love his recent paintings of
C
Scotland, which are very
similar to a number of other
Scottish painters
You can tell he spent a lot of
time drawing the picture
before he started painting.
B
You can still see the influence
D
of his trip to Italy in some of
these pictures.
I wonder if his law training
helps him at all, especially in
selling his work.