I tried to think abstractly, and failed yet again (my mind just doesn't work that way). I copied several abstract pictures from the net and took only those to my studio for ideas. I went through my scraps of hand-dyed fabrics, finding the three here. The grass one is colored with crayons by rubbing, which I thought would work for abstract. But then I found the scrap with the three bison and thread-painted them to give them some color. And of course it became too realistic to be abstract. In Russell fashion, I added clouds of dust by using wool roving and hand needle-felting it in place. A tiny scrap of gold became the lightening that caused the stampede.
Thank you for this fun Fast Friday project.
No, it's not abstract but quite lovely and a piece I'm sure you'll enjoy. Your quilting, thread painting, needle felting, etc. really add to the overall piece making it quite outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI like the textures in this piece, and it certainly captures the movement and drama of the Russell paintings!
ReplyDeleteYour thread-painting is wonderful and enhances those buffaloes greatly. And while it gives them a greater degree of realism, the background still retains an abstract character. It makes for a very good piece overall.
ReplyDeleteVery nice thread-painting work including shading and color choices on the buffaloes. I get the sense of some abstraction in the background, though a darker 'sky' fabric would have worked better considering the drama of the scene includes a magnetic storm. You did alot of work on this piece and it shows...very nice Linda!
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