needlepoint… ?
Blue Jay Bathing needlepoint |
Phancy Pheathers needlepoint |
Would I be exposing my extreme daggyness by admitting that I wouldn’t mind giving these needlepoint canvasses a try? They are based on prints by the American Modernist artist Charley Harper, I like how he describes his stylised wild-life prints:
When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don’t see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe.
