Coastal Progress

A lot has happened with my coastal piece since I last posted about it.  I’ve now added the bulk of the bottom/foreground section.

At about this time I began to question how much I really needed to add on the right.  After some consideration, I ended up deleting the far right column.  This is the new reference photo.  I don’t miss the last part on the right, do you?

By the way, do you see the blue painters tape on my cutting mat in the photo above?  I added it to indicate my desired dimensions for each block.  It’s proven to be helpful.

I was really happy with the progress at this point.  I wanted to hint at gold grasses in the foreground and it’s turned out about the way I wanted it.  In the photo below, I was auditioning rock fabrics for the right side.  I needed them to provide contrast with the blue water.  But, I didn’t want them to be nearly as dark as the left rocks.

First rock:  not bad.

As I continued to work on the right side, I spent a lot of time selecting fabrics.  I wanted the right foreground to be fairly dark brown.  But, the far rocks would be grayer.  I spent a while planning how these fabrics would merge, yet still have enough variety to be interesting.

It’s getting there!

Ellen Lindner