Painting Without Paints Aka Mustard And Custard Painting (1958)

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. M/S of a crowded saloon bar in ’The George’ pub. A waiter enters carrying a tray of food which he places on the table of a middle aged couple. C/U of the waiter. As he sets down the tray, he also places a sheet of paper in front of the woman. The woman, Phyllis Hillman, takes a rich tea biscuit from the tray. She takes a ruler and places it across the biscuit. She reaches across the table to pick up a knife, as she does this she notices the man reaching for a bowl of nuts on the tray and slaps his wrist. C/U of Phyllis using the knife to cut the biscuit in half. The pub, according to the narrator “is the home of a new art form - painting without paints“ - art made from household items. C/U of the man watching her work. M/S of Phyllis brushing glue onto the paper. C/U of Phyllis’ face as she works. She takes some dried food from a bowl and sprinkles it onto the glue. She uses corn flakes to make the petals of a flower. C/U of a bowl of almonds in the man’s hands.