I decided I needed to go for the subtle end of my chosen complementaries (blue and orange) with lots of greyed colours in various shades, which I dyed using colour-gradations between Procion MX Blue 2G (sometimes called cobalt, a sort of indigo blue) and orange which I mixed.
A slightly different way of using complements, but I hope I'm not cheating and it comes within the rules:
I decided on a strong vertical composition, simplifying and elongating the image in the photograph and eliminating the perspective to produce a flat poster-like surface with the water-shapes being simplified too. The whole thing has been fused to a dark-blue base fabric which I've allowed to show in places because I didn't want the effect top be too smooth.
Critiques most welcome!
2 comments:
This is wonderful! I love the way you have simplified the photo and effectively portrayed the moving water. Nice job!
Sandy,
Your mill is excellent! I love the subtle colours and the abstraction of the scene. Did you dye your own fabric...It is lovely.
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