Stitching, then Painting: Part Two
Version 2: The photo below shows quite a few changes since the last post. I decided the four quadrants were too similar in value, so I painted them again. (How nice that I could change it so easily!) Plus, I broke up the heavy line of orange circles, creating spaces between them. Much better, I think.
Version 3: I decided I didn’t need to follow the previously stitched shapes, but that I could paint anywhere. So, I painted over the purple rectangles, and added a few more white circles. And I began to consider the proper oreintation for the piece.
Version 4: The orange rectangle was too large for my liking, so I painted over about 2/3 of it. Better, but still not quite right. And what about that dark shadow? Still, I was confidant enought to add some hand stitching and to trim it.
Final Version?: Hey, I’m starting to really like this! The shadow that used to be part of the orange rectangle gave me the idea to paint some darker blue-green rectangles.
Now, I think maybe I’m through painting. I’ll rotate it 90 degrees to the right, though.
Maybe I’m ready to face it. And name it. Hmm.
Ellen Lindner
