Like very accurate portraits.
March Journal: Ellen, by Ellen Lindner
The portrait above was the FIRST thing I ever did with this technique! That’s how easy it is.
Now, I have an eBook about this technique, which uses this awesome apple to teach you the concepts.
My students and readers have had really good results with this technique. See what I mean:
The download is only $9.95. Find full details here.
Enjoy,
Ellen Lindner
In my last post, I showed you how I abstracted a photo to create a new design. This was my computer-colored sketch, although I knew I’d kick up the colors a good bit. Soon, I was on to fabric selection. I spent a good bit of time on this, since I knew the value contrasts…
Have you heard about Road@Home? It this year’s virtual version of the Road to California quilt show, and it will be held January 21-24, 2021. I’ll be teaching three classes. On Wednesday, I’ll kick things off with “Love It and Leaf It.”Find all the Love It and Leaf It details here Thursday’s students will cut…
Surrounding Orlando are several quaint neighborhoods and Maitland is one of them. With sprawling oaks, brick streets, and old buildings, this tiny neighborhood is full of charm. Perfectly in step with the area, the Maitland Art Center sets the standard. It’s a cluster of small buildings and it was built in the 1930’s as an artists’…
I recently taught two classes. One was “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” and the ladies did a great job. The supply list includes artistic courage and they did not disappoint. After a morning learning about design and preparing a sketch, the students start creating their fabric collages in the afternoon. It can be a little…
I was really happy with the way my latest brown quilt was coming together. It was time to add in some curves. Yes, that was more interesting. Now what? I knew that massing colors together is often effective. So maybe I could add some dark ones near the bottom circle piece. Yes, something along these…
I enjoyed my last quilt so much that I decided to use the scraps from that one to start the next. With a little editing, I selected these fabrics as my starting point. Of course, I didn’t want this new quilt to look like the previous one, so I sorta shied away from the large…
