I am still on my raindrops kick. One of my favorite summer activities is to walk in the rain- it feels so freeing to not care if I get wet AND step in all the puddles. It’s getting cold here so I’ll have to create that feeling in my art because I don’t get excited about walking in freezing rain…
Started with paint and added modeling paste for a gentle texture.
The silhouette is added with plain old blue paint. Later I smudged some Portfolio crayons on her – she was just to stark with paint only.
The raindrops were made from a piece of fabric I stenciled while at Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s class in NYC.
I stitched batting between the stenciled fabric and a piece of scrap on the back.
This is really nice. I like the mixed media aspect and the lovely blue woman silhouette.
How very cool to incorporate fabric into your painting! I love how the raindrops are 3D and the silhouette of the figure is lovely.
I cannot imagine stitching all those raindrops – and you stenciled the material yourself! Even better! Love the woman in the rain and I see from your previous post that you use this stencil – I’m REALLY in love with your Embrace page. Perfect thing to hang over one’s computer! Thanks for visiting over my way!
I love this! But I know I would never have the patience to stitch all those little raindrops!
I am enjoying your raindrop kick! Love the mixture of patterns and the 3-D effect!
I agree that a walk in the rain can be so uplifting.
Your must have spent ages doing your stitched raindrops…it was well worth the effort.
Bravo!
Gwen xx
I love these stitched rain drops!!!! what a gorgeous piece!!!
I’ve recently been on a stitching kick, and really like seeing fabric and stitching as part of mixed media pieces–and I love walking in the (warm) rain, too–so this is perfect 🙂
You have been visited by the inspiration fairies because your fabric raindrops are genius!
Absolutely delightful!!
I absolutely love this. It brought a smile to my face! Thanks for sharing.
Carolyn – I love to walk and play in the rain, too. I also love your art. I especially like the 3-d effect of the rain drops.
I love the mix you have used here, and the effect is great! Valerie
such a beautiful silhouette. And the colors are fabulous all together.
xo
lynn
I love this one!
Very nice! I also love the colorful fabric raindrops!
I like it. It’s cool and pretty. Well done! 🙂
This is AWESOME!! I love it:)) nothing else to say!
really like the 3d effect… stitching scares me to death in any form so this is even more impressive to me because of that
Love the mixed media…and your raindrop kick. 😉
Absolute perfection! LOVE it!