This is what I have been working on this weekend, Pond with Willow. The water part was covered with pleated green tulle and then black tulle, I meandered all over it, then ripped some of the black out in spots, you can't see in the photo but in person it shows up good andlooks like movement in the water and shadows.
I am going to be doing another willow on the other side, and will lift up that side of the bridge so the branches can hang behind it, also want to do something with that green grassy area in the middle, don't like the way it stands out so much against the upper background. That
part was more yellow, but I went over it twice with green Tsukinek Ink, the background is the same fabric as the dark flowers in front of the bridge, I used the back of it, and with really thinned acrylic paint and a stencil brush pounced on a few different shades of green.
The willow was made by cutting a square piece of the fabric and then tiny strips to within an 1/8" of the top which I then stitched across, I repeated that several times for the layered look. The branches will stay free hanging.
This was made using this painting by Monet as inspiration, and is 19x20"
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Good morning Cathy, I am so glad you popped in and told me about your art blog here, you are giving me inspiration to try a landscape quilt.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to try one, just didn't really know where to begin-love this one already-
It may not be abstract, but it certainly is beautifull!
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