Category: PROfab

Working on SAQA Auction Quilt

4/24/2020

I have been working on some smaller pieces lately and decided to make my SAQA auction quilt. I still have a little bit of work I want to do to this but for the most part I am happy with the result. I still have to block it, add a sleeve and a label.

I am thinking I might do just a touch more color work on it to add a bit more contrast in both the background areas and the foreground. I will be darkening some background so the hills are a little more defined. I will consider adding some lighter areas in the foreground to give a bit more definition in a few areas to draw the eye a little more.

The layers consist of painting and stamping on fabric in the background then as I moved forward I added commercial fabrics, batiks, dyed silk organza, tulle, and cheesecloth. I had a lot of fun working on this piece and I hope you enjoy it.

What have you been working on during the COVID-19 social isolation time?

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Still Painting After All These Years

4/17/2020

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I decided on a limited color palette for my first official pieces. I wanted something that would read 'Arizona' for a piece I have in mind. I mixed an orange, a deeper red orange and a turquoise blue. I started out lighter and added additional pigment to my mixing cups part way through. Since the paints are in a transparent base the lighter under colors will be overlapped in areas by the darker colors. Since orange and blue are compliments, I have a fourth, greyed color that works well in the piece.

I use several different tools to get my textures. I have different sizes of scrapers, toothed tools and brushes. I also used soft pastels on the lightweight cotton fabric. That gives a different texture as the pastel is dragged across the wet fabric surface. I used similar colors of chalk as my paint colors for subtle shifts.

Now to wait for everything to dry. Since I live in Arizona, that doesn't really take too long with the low humidity. I will be working on a full size pattern from one of my sketches I have done recently.

Are you experimenting with new techniques or renewing your acquaintance with old ones? If so, which ones?

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Back in the Painting Saddle Again

4/10/2020

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I cannot tell you how happy I am to be told by my governor that I should shelter in place. That means that I can play and I don't have to listen to that inner nag that tells me 'You have to get all your work and errands done before you can have fun creating art'. Now I can tell her to shut up, I am not allowed outside where other people are.

I haven't worked with my ProChem PROfab paints in a LONG time so I thought that I would do a couple of practice pieces and try to get back in the swing of things. The longest part was actually getting all my supplies together and the setup to start!

Lucky for me, when I took the class from Elizabeth Busch in San Diego, I also took videos as well as photos. I am able to review my notes and videos and figure out what I need to do in which order. Good thing I had the videos as it enabled me to get up and going without too much angst.

I had tons of fun working with these again and I can tell that I am going to be doing a lot more in the near future. The weather is warming up, the garage no longer feels like and icebox and I am motivated.

What are you working on while you are sequestered?

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Working on SAQA Auction Quilt

Still Painting After All These Years

Back in the Painting Saddle Again

David & Patricia

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