Ever so often you get a custom order that probably shouldn't even be considered for needlepoint....certainly not 13st.....but there you go....over the years , I have painted everything from soup to nuts...and I do like the challenge...just to prove to myself that I am not pass it...after all, I am among the old girls that still are designing and painting needlepoint...and I am a stitch painter, no blending of colors like in a regular painting
....so trees...water...bushes ....are a challenge...you are basically fooling the eye...of course you can't paint every single branch or leaf....you have to paint to catch the feel or essence of a piece...
This customer brought this photo of a fishing boat he had taken in Alaska and wanted a needlepoint painted to capture it for all time....the finished piece is 13.5 x 18.25" on 13st....and I kept the color palette very simple..the stitching will be hard enough...and I included a separate piece of canvas with a sample of all the colors I used...
It was time consuming and tedious...but very satisfying to have finished and still be in my right mind...not to mention I love boats, and enjoy painting them....
It would be great to rest on your laurels and but I am always on to the next project...and like most artists , I am always behind...
Hope the customer likes it...
The shop I painted this for is The Needlepointer in Everett , WA.
2 comments:
That is spectacular!
Holy Cow! That is amazing! Congratulations on replicating that and I am sure they will be pleased!
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