About a month ago, Claire from Claire's Craftroom set up a creative challenge, where she sent us each a picture and a colour and we had to make something inspired by the two. I got sent these:
Now, I struggled. I left it until the very last minute because it was out of my comfort zone - as a crafter I rarely use nature scenes to inspire, in fact I am, by definition, a nerd crafter usually. Or, at least, abstract novelties (such as my felt hearts) are more my thing.
But I couldn't do that this time.
So, I stuck to it as literally as I possibly could, and thanked goodness that I was half decent at painting.
I was very taken with the image of the gate though, so I chose to incorporate it into the painting. I used a piece of fabric in an attempt to incorporate the colour I was given. It gives the image a more autumnal field. To try and make it more interesting, I frayed the edges to give the image some texture.
So while I found it challenging, I managed to get past it, and found it enjoyable despite it all, and I look forward to the possibility of joining in with subsequent challenges.
You may be out of your comfort zone, but the finished piece is warm and comfy looking - I wouldn't mind spending an autumn afternoon in that location. The fringed edges were the perfect finishing touch, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic result! It really is beautiful. Thanks so much for playing along xx
ReplyDeleteI would love to open the gate and walk through the field that you have created.
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