It all starts with a sketch. A simple idea. A balloon made out of a quilt.
The first layer is the sky and bold colors of the balloon.
Just the beginning.
Sometimes along the way, my tools look better then my painting.
So I snap a picture of my palette.
I used a white gel pen to put in the stitches, so it looks like it's embroidered.
Metallic gold & silver ink just disappeared.
What to do for the basket?
The use of tracing paper is a great way to figure out
placement and if you even like what you've done.
This girl and her stars never made it to the final painting.
What if I cut the words out of the basket?
It looks like a weave of a basket now.
nice!
I opt to use a girl with a telescope painted
on dictionary page first and then cut out.
Nothing is glued down yet.
I feel that the balloon needs some dictionary paper patches,
so it goes together with our girl and basket.
They sky needs more moodiness.
I love this picture. It shows my tracing paper with the green hills and to the far right is my second girl. She never made the cut. This shows just how much thought and decisions go into each part.
The finished painting!
The sky is darker and more linear.
The hills are richer in color.
What do you think?