Too Darn Hot!
The last few days have been spent refining the background choices and sewing things together. I re-did the chest area as I was not liking that at all. The photo shows light weeds to the front but I’m thinking it’s starting to look too busy, maybe because I have more yellow in the background than the photo does, but I like that. Perhaps a darker foreground would ground it better.
It has been SO hot! Yesterday was the 10th consecutive day of temps over 100 and everything is looking stressed. We put out 10 five gallon buckets of water with a little hole in the bottoms to give a nice soaking to the newest trees and roses that were planted this spring. Thankfully we got a nice rain last night which should give relief to the rest. Temps today should only get to the high 90’s! I guess that’s good news since this morning our air conditioner quit! Someone is supposed to come out to check on it later today, but it’s already getting hot in here and it’s only 9 o’clock. Time to get out the fan!
Tags: Elk, Fabric, Gardening, work in progress
July 25th, 2011 at 10:37 am
Good Morning,
Your elk is wonderful…I admire your ability to positively critique your own work. Sure wish you lived closer, I’d sit quietly and watch you work! Thank you for sharing. Stay cool!
July 25th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
OH, HO! Rotten luck about the A/C – hope the repairman has arrived with the right fix in his bag. I think the foreground of the elk could use some light detail. Closer = looser/lighter! Del
July 25th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Hi Ruth,
I just popped in to see what you are up to. Love the elk. Your sense of color and depth in the fabrics you use always lead you to the right answer in your decision making. Follow your gut. To me, I love the yellow in the background, it’s giving the background some depth. Del’s right, the elk could use a bit more light in the foreground.
I can’t wait to see it done. Have fun making it.
Nancy Turbitt
July 27th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Thanks Del and Nancy for the suggestions, we can’t go too light in the foreground because we need for the light log to stand out. But I do think we need to get more light in the middle ground around the elk’s legs.