……..about the fence.
Today I finished painting the Van Gogh-ish sunflower scene.
I’m very happy with my work. I also applied a wash of paint on the fabric that will become the fence. But I’m just perplexed about whether the fence works with the rest of the piece. Here it is:
I like the texture – it’s quite true to the real thing. I even like the violet color. It’s the tone of the violet that I’m not sure of. And I don’t think the light tan base color works well with the rest of the palette.
There are a few options:
- Start over with new fabric. I have white and a white on white print that might work.
- Apply another light wash over this fabric. Since the paints are transparent, a cool shade of blue would blend with the background and make the violet areas look blue-purple.
- Stick with what I have and modify the fence color by painting highlights in an opaque paint and stitching texture with thread in colors that fit the palette.
- Omit the fence and let the sunflowers float on the background.
What do you think?
Daily Fiber 