Louise Smith

Just an update on a new dandelion clock picture I’m working on.  I decided to play with a leafy-look background.  Below right is the patterned “underwear” which I put beneath the translucent green-painted silk, trying for a foliage effect.  I tore up two different shades of acid-free white paper and stuck them to a blue background.  The blue makes the green of the silk a shade cooler (helping make the background look more distant).

I anticipate the dandelion will stand out more from the background when finished.  Everything’s in a half-done state right now, but that’s a ribbon for the stem, and a mix of hand-stitching and gluing of knotted frayed threads for the fluffy stuff .

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