I painted the little deer using opaque paints with white because I wanted him to feel more like a solid object, since those figurines were always made of glass or plastic. I also wanted it to have a brighter cheerier look than the more serious painting referenced background so it is painted using a warmer more colorful brown.
You are PROLIFIC! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely!
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Wonderful as always Judy!
ReplyDeleteIi have a difficult time finding a way to ensure equal time for paints, wools and quilts but you seem to carry it off with great aplomb !
Amazing! I love the little deer's eye. That blue leaves no doubt about his kitschy origins!
ReplyDeleteOh this is going to be a spectacular quilt. I remember having a plastic deer similar to that growing up. Didn't everyone in the 70s have one? Almost mandatory it seemed. :-)
ReplyDeleteHe looks like like the little plastic dears used to look like! I love that you are showing what you are doing on your blog. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot! I love this. You are a genius in the way you use paint on fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love the real deer's expression. "MUTANT! Get away from me!" LOL Great job, seriously!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, thanks for the encouragement everybody!
ReplyDeleteMarie, I don't necessarily juggle everything all that well, its just that usually when I finish making a big quilt like this, I really need to do something different and tap into another part of my brain. So I usually turn to knitting for a while, then when I want to start painting again I opt for some smaller scale mixed media until i am ready to take on the challenge of a big intense quilt project again.