Ellen Lindner: Art & Creativity

After stitching the sky, mountains, and foreground, it was time to tackle the trees and near hills.

I found that my usual stash of green prints had patterns that were too large for the appropriate sense of distance.  And several of them also had too much brown.  So, I had to actually buy more fabric!  (That almost never happens.)  

Next, I began auditioning fabrics for the fence posts.  Since the ones in my inspiration photo had a strong shadow, I decided to depict this, preserving the 3D aspect of the posts.  But, I also knew I couldn’t make the posts too realistic since that wouldn’t be consistent with the other funky areas. 
A little bit of a design tightrope.

I used two fabrics to make the posts look 3D.

Oil pastels and colored pencils were used to soften the transition between the two pieces.

What do you think?  I was pretty happy with the balance of 3D and looseness.

Next will come the remaining fence posts, quilting and barbed wire.  That should be fun!

Ellen Lindner