I have nearly finished one of the two canvases I am working on – it is a gift for my brother’s gf who is visiting with him from the UK, and they are leaving on Monday morning. So I’m on a very tight deadline. That is ok – I added the finishing touches this evening (lots and lots of flowers). Now I’m waiting for it all to dry, and I’ll take a photo of it tomorrow.
It has been a bit of a challenge because I used a different shape canvas this time, and some of my original concepts just didn’t work. But that is ok – I’m a lot happier with the way it looks now than I was with my original idea.
It is called Le Jardin, because of the art nouveau image and of course all the flowers. I have also made use of bollywood trim that is an embroidered ribbon with dangling beads. It is a bit like a miniature beaded curtain. I wasn’t sure initially if i should put it along the bottom or the top of the canvas, but in the end decided that along the top looked better and also gave the impression of movement.
I’ll try to post a pic on the weekend.
In other news, we are doing a Serious Rock Band session on Sunday, and attemping to unlock the Endless Set List (really 58 songs). That is a long session, but we will have enough people to swap in and out as breaks are required.