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| Monostripes #5 (Paint Quilt) --- differences in stripe width, length, and spatial orientation create variety; dry-brush technique on upper top left block of vertical stripes especially catches my eye and lends a soft overall feel to the piece --- As with Monostripes #4, I didn't finish this piece in any way, but it has a more finished look; even so, I'll play with it further, too, before sending it as a postcard. |
Friday, October 21, 2016
MONOCHROME STRIPES, Day 5
These little painted quilts appeal to me at several levels—love putting leftover bits of paint to good use; love painting the quilts on 4x5" sturdy manila stock that was passed along to me by a friend about fifteen years ago; love coming away with postcards to send to my father as a byproduct of fulfilling a lesson requirement.
9 comments:
Really love tbis! The soft edges,I am really having a hard time with.
Ligt on dark,square like composition. Do laquar them before sending? How do they fair?
Also noticed all quardrants different!
Carol, thanks for your feedback. Soft edges are an ongoing experiential lesson for me, easier to accomplish the less invested I am in outcome, e.g. this little postcard or a sheet of collage paper. I 'lacquer' my cards, using matte medium, only when there are collage pieces and/or pastels. They fare really well in the mail. My dad has them all in a little stack at his home—they'd make a fun little exhibit : )
Hats off to you, Carol, for paying attention to quadrants! I'm so hyper focused on whatever the current lesson is that I barely give any conscious nods to past lessons—I'm hoping those past lessons are playing out to at least some little degree at a subconscious level.
Oh Dotty, Dotty, Dotty- I love what you've been up to! Thank you for your wonderful comments as always. I keep an eye on your work always, and see so much evolution all the time. I love your banner, too!
Laurie, THANK YOU for the pom poms and megaphone and sassy skirt—I'm in need of cheerleading this afternoon as I muck about with my current assignment. Your message could not have come at a better time!
Have to say this banner makes me think of a frilly party dress, and I just know fun is a scroll away :) LOL I really like this one Dotty, it just feels... right. Love the out of focus bottom corner. I look to that last, and the soft edges make me think of drooping eyelids, and perhaps a quick nap. LOL. Peaceful and somehow comforting, these quilt pieces :)
Oh, a nap. Sounds great.
I remember back in the day, as a preschooler, when it was nap time but I didn't have a sleepy bone in my body anywhere, I'd love to study the fabric patches in the quilt made by my great grandmother.
Oh now that would be a joy Dotty!
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