On a Sparkling Sea
Ahoy there, mateys! I’m just drenching you with all this water, I know. The sparkling sea in question is the Strait of Georgia as viewed from White Rock, British Columbia. This picture is 3 x 4 inches. The sky, mountains and distant sea are hand-painted on silk. I started by pouring on a pale pink wash. Then I added blue very gradually, with almost-dry silk paint.
The nearer water is hand-stitched in various Sulky blues. I left a space for the boat (the hull is hand-painted ribbon) then once those pieces were glued in place I filled in the bits of leftover empty space with watery stitches.
This boat had more rigging than I have patience! But let’s call it artistic license. I used a regular sewing thread that split into individual fibres as thin as hair.
I suspect the little flash of red is a Canadian flag.