Up early working and there is yet another storm raging outside the studio. It's not going to get above 13 degrees today so the warmth of the studio is comforting even though its still dark outside. There was a promise of spring yesterday it was sunny and almost warm. I did a radio interview for…
Category: Capture & Create
The Houston Project.
The Fisherman's Wife. She's finished… I didn't know if I could do it to my satisfaction, but I got a lump in my throat when I saw the scanned image. I'm pretty darned happy. Now I have to do the border but that's easy after this exercise. I'm a bit sad to be giving her…
The Houston Project
I still have a lot of work to do on this project. Like an artist, I now need to add the highlights to make the image more dimensional. At this stage, I'm not too happy with the bottom of her dress, I need to blend the colors a bit more and add more color…
Sit back with a coffee and enjoy this.
http://www.nfb.ca/film/quilt/embed/player Quilt by Gayle Thomas, National Film Board of Canada
Lots of Ideas and Inspiration
I love portraits. This is a shot of my desk top computer screen, I have a 27" mac and her eyes follow me wherever I go. I've loved this image since I was 10 years old and I was lucky enough to see it in reality. This is my photo. This is a graffiti poster…
Words to live by.
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous. Chinese Proverb
The Houston Project.
This morning I've been 'filling in". In essence I'm laying down the foundation stitching. I've made a decision to just take the stitch over the edge of the image. The walking stick needs a lot more work, I will had more color and highlights. I'm happy with the progress so far.
The Houston Project.
I'm not sure if you know, but you can purchase this piece at the silent Auction in Houston. I'm not too sure if they take phone offers… but you could ask it you wish to purchase it. I didn't get too far today, I'm trying to micro manage and sometimes I'm not too good at…
The Houston Project.
Its been one of those days today. Nothing went to plan. The Summerhouse studio almost burnt down. The wiring was smoking in the walls (and its a wooden structure) It was as a result of a storm damage with water leaking into the wall cavity. This end was safe, the other end is a mess…
The Houston Project.
The image is taking shape and is now almost looking 3 dimensional. I'm happy with the hands and I'm about to create the walking stick… its crudely done right now. I've added some ink to the background, I think you can see the ink markings. Considering how much thread work there is on the image,…