The second Enders Island Sacred Art project, Fleur-de-lis, Fun with Acanthus Leaves was another challenging project. We began by tracing the fleur-de-lis designed by Dan Mooney. The lily was gilded with flat and raised gilding which was also tooled. The center of the crossbar was supposed to have a Swarovski crystal, but I didn't realize that and gilded a raised dot.
Painting the intricate leaves trying to get lights, darks, twisting, and movement was going to cause me agita. I mixed colors right out of the tube. Winsor Red and Winsor Prussian Blue. I really liked the Prussian Blue color. The project took us two days to complete.
All our Fleur-de-lis.
Your use of gold is amazing CJ. It looks like a beautiful metal charm you could hang on a bracelet or chain. Nicely done. Enjoy this beautiful day too. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThat would be a lot of bling. The fleur-de-lis measures 4 in. long by 3.5 in. wide. I'm looking forward to the warm weather this week.
DeleteSo beautiful.
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DeleteWOW! You have so much patience!!!! It's stunning!
ReplyDeleteNot when you have the instructor standing over you and breathing down your neck! 😺
DeleteBeautiful piece of art, well done! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteSuch delicate work! You must have patience and a steady hand.
ReplyDeleteAnd Dan (instructor) kept coming over, Aren't you finished, yet? 😺
DeleteI like some of the backgrounds better than others, but I absolutely adore the gold fleur de lis.
ReplyDeleteThe gold is fun to work with and adds pizzaz to a ho-hum piece
DeleteVery, very nice :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan