Afloat – in progress
This is the background painting for a picture I’m going to call Afloat. Note my workings-out on the sides! The finished pic will be 3 x 4 inches.
You’ll see this view of islands as the ferry pulls away from Swartz Bay, Vancouver Island, towards the mainland. The water is only background painting for the sewing I’m going to do, which will hopefully bring out the way the sun was glinting on the water like crazy.
You might be able to tell by the stronger sheen that this is silk charmeuse. It has a nice quality of spreading the paint along the direction of the weave, useful for depicting verticals like tall skinny trees and sunray effects around clouds. Test out the direction of the weave before you begin though, or you might end up with short fat trees!