And here's the painting I (Almost!) copied
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| Paul Klee - House on the Water 1930 |
All the time that I was looking at Klee's faces that I intended to work from I kept coming back to this painting. Whilst I like the colour palette I find the use of light and dark quite disturbing, although the light areas create movement they also split the painting. I started to mask different areas of the painting to try to understand why it was having this effect on me and fell in love with the section that I re-created.
It isn't obvious from the photo's but the proportions of the selected area felt a bit 'off' when I used them on their own so I slightly changed the balance of light and dark.
Original this is not - and I apologise for that, but I love it and I did l learn quite a bit about balance and proportion too!
I don't care that you have (almost) copied a section of the painting, I love the result! And it's a perfect example of how using textiles and texture can change the feeling of a piece, as opposed to using paint which is essentially flat.
ReplyDeleteTo me this painting is all about transparency and overlaying shapes, which is not an easy thing to achieve with fabric, but you have done a most credible job, Linda. I'm not surprised that the minimalist in you responded so strongly to "House on the Water".
ReplyDeleteI had intended to enhance the transparency effect with the quilting, but once begun, I abandoned the idea in favour of the simplistic approach you see here. I would have had to at least double the amount of stitching, if not more, to give any sense of layering.
ReplyDeleteCould you explain, Linda, please, how your stitching enhances the transparency effect?
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't! But I had intended to work lines of contrast stitching over some areas - you might be able to see the beginnings of this top left, withe some beige stitched over the blue.
ReplyDeleteHowever when I sampled the idea I decided that to achieve the effect I was after the stitching became too intense and the sense of calm was lost.
Good idea to zero in on a segment of his art work. I love your colours which strongly reflect water and calmness.
ReplyDeleteI really like what you have taken out of the original. Your colours are restful and the idea of zeroing in on a portion of a painting can change the whole. I like it very much indeed.
ReplyDeleteYou are really excelling in your minimalist phase, Linda. This piece shows skill and understanding of achieving proportional balance. Simple, subtle and successful. H
ReplyDeleteYou've selected the right amount to portray - and done it very well especially with the quilting lines
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is so beautifully pieced and quilted and indeed very calming . Like you I think that enclosing the light area was a very good idea . The original painting ,with the light area at the one side, was somehow disturbing.R
ReplyDeleteVery clever recreating a portion in your own style. I have also had problems trying to soften the edges of colours by the use of thread and it is not easy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece Linda. You have captured something special in the spirit of this interpretation.
ReplyDeleteSimple and calm: it is lovely and very effective.
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