Point of Beginning: In the Studio with Zoë Welsh (full artist documentary, 2023)

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The documentary film Point of Beginning documents the studio practice of artist Zoë Welsh.
Framed around the creation of a large painting--the 86”x64” painting “Red River”--the film shows Welsh working on a variety of pieces, using a variety of materials like paper and combination paint + primer to achieve stunning results. Known for boldly-colored mixed-media paintings that inhabit a space between abstraction and figurative landscapes, Welsh, in a series of voice-over interviews, discusses how memory, abstraction, pregnancy, and the intrusion (or lack thereof) of the camera impact her art.
Point of Beginning is directed by artist and musician David Bernabo, who also composed and performed the film’s score on upright bass and pitched metals. Filming began in February 2023 and wrapped in May 2023. The film is produced by Pittsburgh record label Ongoing Box and Bright Archives.

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  • @OngoingBox
    @OngoingBox3 ай бұрын

    Check out Zoë Welsh's work at www.zwelsh.com/ Bright Archives' work at www.brightarchives.com/ and Ongoing Box's catalog at ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/

  • @user-sm6qu2yh4w

    @user-sm6qu2yh4w

    13 күн бұрын

    Nice

  • @timgarrity158

    @timgarrity158

    19 сағат бұрын

    Oil or acrylics?

  • @SandraJean.
    @SandraJean.17 күн бұрын

    Hi, your work is phenomenal. I have seen thousands of paintings in my life but never one has moved me to this extent. I really like the idea of ​​using a single color and varying it in several shades. Your multi-layered transparency game is magnificent. In short, you have surely understood that I like this painting.

  • @helinnawang1238
    @helinnawang12383 ай бұрын

    Very interesting! thank you Zoe Welsh for share your story!

  • @simpleartofhealing286
    @simpleartofhealing2864 ай бұрын

    Love, love, love her work and love watching her make her work! Excellent filming also. So fun! Thank you!

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks so much!!!

  • @thelavenderbluepaperie147
    @thelavenderbluepaperie1473 ай бұрын

    Inspirational - the music is spellbinding and sets just the right tone

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    thank you!

  • @gonerustic
    @gonerustic17 күн бұрын

    I was totally mesmerised by this film, the artist herself but also the art that this film is. Awesome!

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    16 күн бұрын

    many thanks!!

  • @howthingsaremade1745
    @howthingsaremade17454 ай бұрын

    This is a lovely film!

  • @AlexaOleksa
    @AlexaOleksa3 ай бұрын

    The thought about painting influencing your body, really madee think. I had huge art block that lasted for couple of years, and i think i started to overcome it, and this week i spent 2 days in a row in the morning painting and experimenting for couple of hours. And let me tell you on third day i had muscle pain as if i spent those hours in a gym. So, hearing this artist's thought i wondered if i should write down my experience of physical change i feel after i started to create again

  • @paularoid1792

    @paularoid1792

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh wow and I thought this happened to me because I was maybe lazy..I have fibromialgia and that's blocking me to keep going.

  • @tinman0Z

    @tinman0Z

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@paularoid1792"a download from a mystical place" I have been thinking about this recently. If I lean into it and work with it then energy just flows and the work is done and I too feel less lazy.

  • @AlexaOleksa

    @AlexaOleksa

    3 ай бұрын

    @@paularoid1792 i mean, i have lack of physical activity overall, vut i never thought that just painting and scetching will make me so tired, and I don't do it on big canvas just regular A3 size paper

  • @archerandthemouse
    @archerandthemouse3 ай бұрын

    Love everything about the artists process, her studio, her work, and the film. Blissed out and making me want to get up early and relax in my studio on a rainy morning with some tea and tunes.

  • @AlexaOleksa
    @AlexaOleksa3 ай бұрын

    I love the layers and transparency over the overlayed shapes. Also it is rare i see such full on red works. Maybe because red if not my colour of choice.

  • @MrJorvik
    @MrJorvik3 ай бұрын

    Wow - what an interesting artist, beautiful and inspiring works ❤

  • @anapaulaotero-illustration875
    @anapaulaotero-illustration8753 ай бұрын

    Love Zoë's work! ❤❤❤

  • @J0hnC0ltrane
    @J0hnC0ltrane3 ай бұрын

    These last works are so very strong and emotional.

  • @rasikopasa8250
    @rasikopasa82503 ай бұрын

    Inspirador....gran trabajo¡¡

  • @visionz777
    @visionz7773 ай бұрын

    Outstanding Dave- lovely depiction of process and stellar soundtrack

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Tim!!

  • @davidpharo
    @davidpharo3 ай бұрын

    Very enjoyable thank you.

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @vanovum
    @vanovum3 ай бұрын

    This was inspirational thank you ...

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    2 ай бұрын

    thank you!

  • @mridulaism
    @mridulaism3 ай бұрын

    So inspiring.

  • @Jamss-qx8mm
    @Jamss-qx8mm3 ай бұрын

    Great art film she is a amazing artist as a artist myself her art is an inspiration to my art

  • @Meggiebop_
    @Meggiebop_3 ай бұрын

    So proud of you zo

  • @scarlettskies100
    @scarlettskies1003 ай бұрын

    Great watch ...how very interesting...loved watching and hearing the process ...thankyou

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    2 ай бұрын

    thank you!!!

  • @brigittewillener7646
    @brigittewillener76463 ай бұрын

    Fantastic!

  • @shellienoyes100
    @shellienoyes1003 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    Ай бұрын

    thank you!!

  • @user-bs3zk1ne3s
    @user-bs3zk1ne3s3 ай бұрын

    Hi Felix I love them all and I would proudly hang them on my wall. I am from Colorado USA but currently live in new mexico. I like the tree with the yellow flowers. I may try a corner someday as my collection is getting large. Again thank you for your tutorials. Anna Marquez

  • @user-ne7ez9yt9l
    @user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

    How nice it be it came from the heart well done darling your so wonderful to me your touches is very amazing to so keep on going

  • @user-kk9xs8bp2n
    @user-kk9xs8bp2n2 ай бұрын

    For those with access to WQED, "Point of Beginning" screens on WQED on 03/16/24 at 10pm EST!

  • @user-ne7ez9yt9l
    @user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

    Monochromatic with accent and I love it

  • @tinycuisine6544
    @tinycuisine65443 ай бұрын

    Where are more films like these??!!!

  • @howthingsaremade1745

    @howthingsaremade1745

    3 ай бұрын

    For real!!

  • @mieyravn2940
    @mieyravn29403 ай бұрын

    ❤❤💯🐞

  • @Consciousnessdoor
    @Consciousnessdoor3 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. And a true artist.And, we need to embracevthe feminine perspective- women have only been « allowed» to be artist for a brief part of history

  • @user-ne7ez9yt9l
    @user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

    Well done sister

  • @artbyshahin
    @artbyshahin3 ай бұрын

    👏👏👏👏

  • @GR-rk2fi
    @GR-rk2fi3 ай бұрын

    Wonderful film, but music was hard to bear...

  • @kymcrowart7876
    @kymcrowart78763 ай бұрын

    New sub. Great video

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    thank you!!

  • @lyndseyanne4022
    @lyndseyanne40222 ай бұрын

    I see a lot of abstract artists using a lot of water in their painting and i love it but i had learnt that acrylic paints shouldnt be mixed with water past a certain degreee because it breaks down the paint structure and wont last (or something like that). Is this acrylic paint or are other pigments / binders mixed in?

  • @sublimegreen
    @sublimegreen2 ай бұрын

    I wonder if the thicker paint over the wash look is oil paint and if the thinned out paint is acrylic😮

  • @lyndseyanne4022

    @lyndseyanne4022

    2 ай бұрын

    It could be acrylic still mixed with a glazing/transparent medium or something similar

  • @veerleyers7655
    @veerleyers76552 ай бұрын

    Hello i want to know what kind of glue do you use please?

  • @matthiasbargholz5126
    @matthiasbargholz512614 күн бұрын

    These non-objective compositions seem to serve as a hiding place for many artists to hide the lack of content. The result is design exercises - i.e. arts and crafts, suitable as decoration. Apart from emotions, there seems to be no content, no message left.

  • @tinycuisine6544
    @tinycuisine65443 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know if she is using oils over acrylic?

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    The larger works are generally oil, sometimes with ink and sometimes with acrylic. The smaller works are acrylic but sometimes also use ink and oil paints. You can see more examples with material lists here: www.zwelsh.com/recentworks

  • @naturezone6655
    @naturezone66553 ай бұрын

    Great sound track A fascinating artist.Several questions come to mind.Large studio in the country,Huge canvases(don't come cheap).Swimming in art supplies.Does she come from money?Does her art therapy business fund all this?Does husband support her?Don't mean to troll.Just curious.

  • @tinman0Z

    @tinman0Z

    3 ай бұрын

    Artists come from money and Artists come from not money and an equal measure and in-between. I liked the sound track too. It seems the two people involved in this film are worth investigating, one could integrate this magical work flow.

  • @zoew7872

    @zoew7872

    3 ай бұрын

    hi! the artist here :) An honest good question! I actually build my own canvases from scrap wood so I can afford to create large works. I know it looks like the country, but it's actually an urban studio next to an abandoned lot! :) Don't have much money and never have, so I have to get creative with how I make the work. I also use my materials rather unconventionally and sparingly so I can stretch them across large surfaces. My husband doesn't support my art business financially, just me! I find that limitations on what I can afford when producing the work are are actually immensely helpful, and inspire risk taking and new processes.

  • @naturezone6655

    @naturezone6655

    2 ай бұрын

    @@zoew7872 Thank you for responding to my question.I apriciate it.I now follow you on IG and think of you as a mentor.I am struggling to put together a modest home art studio with limited space and $.I have sketched and done calligraphy for years,but little painting.Abstract art is what moves me.I am no youngster and if I take any longer,the art will dy in me and with me.Best wishes,Charles

  • @user-ne7ez9yt9l
    @user-ne7ez9yt9lАй бұрын

    Yes mix midia

  • @user-zn3mg2sr9k
    @user-zn3mg2sr9k3 ай бұрын

    🖼️🙏🖍️👍🎶🌞🖌️🎨

  • @thevet2009
    @thevet20093 ай бұрын

    What’s with the weird background music? Theme song to Logan’s Run?

  • @mikaglogy
    @mikaglogy3 ай бұрын

    Nice art, nice women, nice atmosphere! But... Please help me! I want to find this absolutely perfect soundtrack! Wow. Excuse me, i know that i have to be focused to her paintings, but... the music is so.... hmmmmm

  • @OngoingBox

    @OngoingBox

    3 ай бұрын

    :) You can listen and/or purchase a digital copy of the soundtrack on Bandcamp. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob093-david-bernabo-point-of-beginning-soundtrack

  • @libertyblueskyes2564
    @libertyblueskyes25643 ай бұрын

    Rather than art, the technique is more like craft.

  • @tinycuisine6544

    @tinycuisine6544

    3 ай бұрын

    Could you please explain how "real" art is made?

  • @libertyblueskyes2564

    @libertyblueskyes2564

    3 ай бұрын

    Art is a skill of creating an emotional moment. The effect it creates goes beyond the materials used. Its truly magic. Craft is more about the materials used.@@tinycuisine6544

  • @gertrudrok7172

    @gertrudrok7172

    3 ай бұрын

    Deine Kunst hat mich berührt wie keine andere bisher. So viel Seele und so grosser Können! Alles gute

  • @jigger358

    @jigger358

    3 ай бұрын

    @libertyblueskys2564 Can you please go further and explain what your definitions are regarding “art” and “craft” . And then go on to explain how this artist’s work might be categorized as one or the other. I am not being snarky or trolling here at all. As an artist whose work often falls outside of the “Fine Art” realm, this can be a very confusing topic and definition.

  • @tinycuisine6544

    @tinycuisine6544

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jigger358Don't expect a reply, this person has moved on to find the next video to pointlessly criticize.

  • @martinwhite4216
    @martinwhite4216Ай бұрын

    a masterclass in self indulgence of philistine proportions with an end result of mind bending banality,and with adverts no less.

  • @user-ne7ez9yt9l
    @user-ne7ez9yt9l2 ай бұрын

    Acrilyc over oil

  • @Voltaire805
    @Voltaire80518 күн бұрын

    Go bigger (because you can't go smaller)

  • @juergenhildmann5921
    @juergenhildmann59213 ай бұрын

    Promo-SM

  • @N_AJ
    @N_AJ3 ай бұрын

    So much effort, but I guess not everyone's cup of tea.

  • @Marcin_Kulpa
    @Marcin_Kulpa3 ай бұрын

    what A garbage ....

  • @AlexaOleksa

    @AlexaOleksa

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh, look, here comes person who doesn't contribute to a society at all. What a bitter individual you must be. Hope you'll get better 🙏

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