While working on a couple of quilts, I am having trouble with the texturing. Too much hesitation. How much texturing is too much? How much is not enough? What is the "right" mark to add to this particular background? Very difficult to answer... and a nagging little voice in my head (yeah, I hear voices, take me away!), telling me that the section I've just finished is too much, not enough, not right. Sigh. That inner critic is very annoying.
So, to improve my mood, I went for a walk. In a very moist area of the island, I looked up and was surprised to see a colony of ferns on an old tree. It looked tropical. So I took a picture for my "idea bank"... Next, I'll play with that image in photoshop, see what I come up with. Stay tuned, I'll post this same image, and its modified versions.
And the next picture shows that it pays to look closely at ordinary things. It's a close-up of a very ordinary plant, horsetail (Equisetum). Some consider horsetail a weed , and yet if you look at it up close, you'll see wonderful geometry. I especially like the bit where the leaves join the trunk (I know, very technical terminology...) Repetition... I'm finding that repetition is pleasing to the eye. So there you go, I'm going to texture those quilts, 'cause I feel like it!
After texture, the next item on the inspiration menu is colour. Subtle or not so subtle, colour is key. Below, an example from dusk, a few days ago. You can see the vibrations in the water, by the changes from blue, lilac and pink.
Above: Lovely evening colours reflected in the waters of Plumper Sound, with a Garry Oak silhouette.
And now, back to the work at hand. No more excuses, two pieces are being born. Can you hear me puff and push? Wish me luck.
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