Louise Smith

Just finished this one today.  A larger version can be seen here.  It’s based on a photo I took in Whytecliff Park near Horseshoe Bay, BC, a few months ago.  As I remember I had been wearing unsuitable sandals (not knowing we would end up at a pebble beach) and was frustrated as the best compositions all seemed to involve my clambering over big piles of rocks to get photos of em : )

The water is painted silk (turns out it’s really easy to get a watery effect with silk paint!) and the foam and rocks/pebbles are done in machine stitching.  I hand-stitched some little spray details including using some light-reflecting “invisible thread” to try to capture the wetness of the rocks and, er, water.  It is indeed invisible on this photo though and pretty subtle even when looking at the original piece.

It’s a challenge to keep those rocks looking jumbled enough and not allow straight lines to sneak in!   I definitely see more waterscapes in my future as this was fun to do.

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