Highkeyart

  ‘The more you look, the more you see’. Contemporary embroidery a by-product of an acrylic painting. The nearest famous artist I can relate this work to is the American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell. Her intention was to create paintings which conveyed emotion, and not a recognisable image. An objective I hope my work achieves. Process I used a scrap of old linen cloth to clean acrylic painting off my brushes. The cloth was allowed to dry, then both sides were examined to see which looked best. Having decided on the side,  the paint marks were enhanced with stitches. Stitches used Couching, satin, seed, spoke and irregular cross stitch. Thread 6 stranded cotton, 2 strands at a time. Needle Crewel embroidery needle no 7 The Learning curve  You cannot stitch through thick acrylic paint.  The brain attempts to interpret unrecognisable marks. You can create a more desirable colour by mixing 2 different coloured threads.

The Blackberry flower Creating a piece of work that has blocks of colour as well as linear qualities. The tonality of the background was taken into consideration. The process The paper was stretched onto a board and given a light wash of sap green. Using 2 individual preserve jars one was mixed with ultramarine and the other violet, in turn they were thrown at the paper, the board was wobbled about to spread the paint. The paper was left to dry overnight. The ground was dark so I directed a spot light on it, thus making the drawing easier. I applied 3 layers of acrylic paint to cover the ground. Highlights were created with POSCA pens. Review Initially just the flower was put up for critique. The idea of creating a diptych came about, so a petal was extended to the work. This made the work more interesting.