Meet "Hay in the Field". Here's one my drawings on fabric (I call these fabric paintings) with Derwent colored pencils and ink blocks. In Hay in the Field, is one of the few paintings that express my feelings about escaping from life in the city. The "hay" in the field is me - alone but content, enjoying the sky and grass underneath my feet.
Notes
Hay in the Field is on a 16 x 20 inch piece of treated cotton fabric. I treated the fabric with a combo of 2:1 parts water and textile medium. This helps the dyes bond to the fabric.
The entire piece uses an "impressionist" technique where I create these markings of ink colors next to one another without blending them. This technique is easy and can produce very impressive pieces with no brush work! The colors used in this piece are -
Notes
Hay in the Field is on a 16 x 20 inch piece of treated cotton fabric. I treated the fabric with a combo of 2:1 parts water and textile medium. This helps the dyes bond to the fabric.
The entire piece uses an "impressionist" technique where I create these markings of ink colors next to one another without blending them. This technique is easy and can produce very impressive pieces with no brush work! The colors used in this piece are -
Field of grass: sun yellow, field green, apple green, willow, antique white, chili red,
Hay: willow, chili red, navy
Sky: Color wash with foam brush, navy, field green,
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