Wednesday, July 6, 2016

stars and stripey

Because Monday was Independence Day in the US, the Diva's challenge was to create a piece with our country's flag in mind. Patriotism, don't you know.

I confess, I stole the idea from hungrycorgistudio, where there is a very clever and interesting piece using two tangles and color to create a...flag!

Well, arukas was on my mind, and ribbons, and this is what I came up with.

It was fun playing with a shading technique I recently learned for prismacolor pencils, and I like the riff on color here: turquoise and magenta rather than the primary red and blue. I posted this on my cubicle...I am on an intersection, the first cubicle on the floor when you come in the entrance near the conference room. I wonder if people will recognize it as an American flag.

12 comments:

  1. What a lovely interpretation of a flag. I knew this week was going to be interesting going around everyone's blogs and finding out where they live. For some reason I had no idea you were in the USA. If I thought about it at all I vaguely thought you were in the UK lol.

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    1. Thanks...I think because I've read so much in English authors. I'm even a teeny bit familiar with Yorkshire because of my love for Herriot...

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  2. WoWzEr! That is absolutely stunning. What a clever and original take on the challenge. Even though you lifted the idea, your interpretation is wonderfully unique.

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  3. I love your beautiful colors and they way of interpretation of this challenge!

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  4. Very effective shading in color. I need to google that, so I can learn how to do it. I also like your spin on the flag. All the straight stripes and neatly arranged stars in the standard version can get somewhat monotonousness. So, did any of your co-workers recognize the flag?

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  5. Maybe not recognizable as the US flag, but a gorgeous tile!!!

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  6. Wonderful interpretation and beautiful color! Love it!

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  7. Appropriating from other artists is how much of our best work starts. And this is really lovely!

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  8. Your tile is beautiful, especially the shading of the colours- stunning!

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  9. Very creative and flowing. Your shading is excellent!

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