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This Week’s Work – mostly painting

Posted on by Laura Kate

My week was not typical at all. I spent 3 days in a watercolor workshop led by Sonya Terpening. It was a bit of a rollercoaster for me. On the one hand, my confidence seemed to improve. On the other hand, I found the environment a bit chaotic, so it was difficult to focus. I found myself rushing to finish instead of taking my time.

Anyway, here she is. I call this work Woman in a Shawl.

The reference photograph is mine. I had asked my daughter to serve as the model for a shawl I knit back in 2022.

Other sketches I completed this week, taken from lessons by Kateri Ewing in her book Watercolor is for Everyone.

Dream Feathers

Tiny Being of Light

And finally, I just finished the mid-tone layer on my portrait of Reggie the Dog.

I’m pretty happy with the dog at this stage. Darks and shadows will be added this week, if I have time before we leave for Madison.

I’m also happy that I finished embroidering a panel on my Dragonfly art quilt.

You will likely not be able to detect any difference from the photo I posted last week, since all of the stitching was in the background. Now I am moving on to this panel.

This one makes me so happy, because the background is a profusion of flowers and leaves. Embroidering it will be sheer pleasure.

Thank you for visiting, and please do share your own creative projects.

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

14 thoughts on “This Week’s Work – mostly painting”

  4. Your painting is just wonderful!! I am awed and inspired! But your stitching! My goodness… that is just perfection! I can’t wait to see what you do with your second panel!

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  5. Whew! You have been busy! Isn’t it interesting how we teeter in different directions with our creative streaks, and one takes over and then becomes overwhelming, and then we teeter into another while the others lie fallow? I love this process – up to a point. I think your time has been well spent because what you learn now will show up unexpectedly elsewhere. I always enjoy your use of colors and paint with threads and yarn – something new all the time to enjoy.

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