Just completed another of my Up Close and Personal pieces for one of my groups. This series is based on several favorites of my own macro photos which I wanted to "redo" in textiles. Ancient Cactus was my first piece.
This is from another photo I took in a small town in Texas during a trip there. I LOVE peeling paint and old buildings and doors and this just fit all of those. It is from an old store front but the premises were empty at the time we visited. Wish I could have found a date on the building or something but all I know is...it was very old.
The door is from a breakdown screen print I had done at least a year ago. Found it interesting how much it looked like the weathered red door without a whole lot of altering!! I cut out portions so the black could show through when appliqued. I also used a bit of acrylic paints and Shiva paint sticks to get just the right look. The "grate" in front of the door is some silver mesh. It was way too shiny for this old door so I painted it with a charcoal gray acrylic. I love the way it turned out. So....here it is....along with it's inspiration photo.
This is from another photo I took in a small town in Texas during a trip there. I LOVE peeling paint and old buildings and doors and this just fit all of those. It is from an old store front but the premises were empty at the time we visited. Wish I could have found a date on the building or something but all I know is...it was very old.
The door is from a breakdown screen print I had done at least a year ago. Found it interesting how much it looked like the weathered red door without a whole lot of altering!! I cut out portions so the black could show through when appliqued. I also used a bit of acrylic paints and Shiva paint sticks to get just the right look. The "grate" in front of the door is some silver mesh. It was way too shiny for this old door so I painted it with a charcoal gray acrylic. I love the way it turned out. So....here it is....along with it's inspiration photo.
Weathered Red Door
