Monday, February 21, 2022

Gilding the Goldfish



I was inspired by the beautiful beaded and appliqued goldfish below (from the Embroiderers' Guild of Victoria) to attempt something similar in watercolor. I quickly saw that I'd not left enough light/white but endeavored to persevere nonetheless.


And then, in a what-the-hell moment, I added some gold . .
I love the original image and shall probably attempt it again, learning from my mistakes.




2 comments:

Barbara Rogers said...

Your gold addition did help pop out the head, which kind of disappeared in original shot. What a lovely fish to copy from, and I hope you keep on using it!

Sandra Parshall said...

That's a stunning piece of embroidery. I can see why it's difficult to replicate with paint. But isn't the effort what counts?