Waiting for the Line Painter

A rainy day today, so one of the things I did was to begin assembling "It's Still About the Sky", in light of EB's recent feedback.

She wrote:

I love the title "It's all about the sky" that you've chosen - fits it very very well...the road leads us right into the sky...

And talking of sky..the  fabric is very nice but I wonder if you have something a bit more dramatic?  something Really Stunning?

Also the yellow center line is very slightly off at the bottom...needs to be a bit more towards the center...(as it is in your sketches).

Otherwise...you've used perspective well to give a great sense of depth...also size...both positive and negative spaced becoming smaller...it would be good if you could soften the yellow going back into the distance...also the road color...go out on the road and look again!! see what happened to those hues as they recede from you...you'll notice, when you really look, that the colors don't remain the same.  and you can make these adjustments with felt tips, or a little thinned acrylic...or anything like that...

Overall a great sense of distance!!   (emphasis mine)

Okay...so she misread the title...

But...wanting me to make the sky more dramatic?!  You've got to be kidding, right?

I commented thus:

Make the sky more dramatic?! You need to spend some time on the prairies, Elizabeth (grin). Some days here it's completely cloudless. I could do a thunderstorm but that would change the mood altogether so...maybe another day! I will adjust the centre line...and there are two other lines to add that aren't in the blocked piece. I may find it will be best to leave them out but I'm going to have to play with them first. Thanks for the tip about softening the colours of the line and road...I was just concerned about getting it sliced on the right angle to make it recede (grin).

And she agreed that perhaps she did need to travel to the Prairies (presumably Canadian but other prairie will do)...

So I focused today on getting the background together and fusing the fields and trees in place.

The pavement lines?  Those are going to be tougher.  I only showed her the yellow centre lines; there are also white ones down the sides that delineate the shoulders.  Studying the photo, I can see that they don't necessarily fade out or change colour in the distance; rather, they could be said to disappear altogether...whether uphill (as in the photo) or not (as in my piece)...

 As for 'other things'...

My August "Block of the Month" was finished last week, despite all of its darned bias edges...

"Boys' Nonsense"

Now...did I show you July's?

"Wild Geese"

Or June's?

"Union Square"

Or May's?

"Windblown Square"

Now you're all caught up there, too.  :-)

And as for the knitting...

P loved her socks, and they fit perfectly!  (Here they are on my feet.)

Pattern: "Angular Velocity"
by Rich Ensor

And the August ones...are going slowly...

The challenge this month?  "Knit socks in a pattern and/or colour to reflect your favourite holiday."  Now, I'm not the sort of person who does 'seasonal' decorating...and my Christmas decorations are decidedly simple.  But...it is a favourite holiday so here are my 'Christmassy' socks... er...sock (only just cast on the second; these likely won't be finished for month-end...)

Pattern: "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
by "knittymelissa"
Yarn: Schachenmayr Nomotta 4 fatig (4 ply) in red and cream

Linking up to Nina Marie's Off the Wall Friday...and retiring with a good book...in order to let the Line Painters come in and finish my roadwork...

All for now!  ;-)