Spring Backdrop Painting
I don’t do much painting these days but Bella had done the underpainting for this backdrop for a Spring window display. The weather here is NZ has been appalling and miserable so anything to hasten Spring feelings gets a tick. Kim asked me if I could do the fleshing out of the daffodils to give them a more 3 D look. The Triptych will go behind a number of items being displayed in the window. The stalks were a bit uneven so I just shaded them and concentrated on the floral explosion. The positioning of product at that lower level will partially camouflage the stems. I could have added more leaves but I didn’t want to totally cover Bella’s work. The painting was done between serving customers in the shop I will post a photo of the complete display when it is in place.
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for