Just recently I have been reviewing all my stock and looking to see what ‘colour’ gaps I should fill. As I have posted previously I have been very taken with the Iceni horse motif found on the coins of the Wickham Market Hoard and, as yet, don’t feel I have exhausted working with such a beautiful subject.
So, after working with this horse motif to paint five neckerchiefs and three smaller square scarves, I decided that it was time to work it up for a standard, full 90 x 90 cm crepe de chine scarf.
As you can see I have created quite a measured and calculated design.
There are a few small areas of flowing and blended colour such as the dusky turquoise roundels, but this design consists mostly of outlined shapes of unshaded, flat colour.
The overall look when viewing the whole scarf laid out is quite a busy piece, but when scrunched up and tied around your neck, or draped across your shoulders, the effect is simply rich and ornate.
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Agnes Ashe 
So well designed with a wonderful colour scheme, very eye catching!
Thank you. As for the colour scheme I was influenced by a photograph of an antique Persian rug I saw in an old auction catalogue. Nothing’s new is it?
I do love these explanatory posts – and the finished result is quite beautiful.
Thank you. I often link the relevant scarf listing on my shop to these posts so any random visitor – potential customer – can see how I create them and give them an idea of how long they take to paint. Plus, Mr Google likes ‘meaningful links’ don’t you know!!
Wow, I think this one is regal. I love the color scheme.
Oh thanks. I can’t really take credit for the colour scheme. It was from a photograph of an antique Persian rug I saw in an old auction catalogue. I am always looking for alternative sources for visual inspiration and the big auction houses now have their catalogues online with good quality photographs of some amazing pieces.
It is always fascinating to understand the mind of an artist creating their unique work Agnes.
Thanks, Denis. I suppose I mostly do these show and tell posts to give an idea how long each scarf takes to paint and why that makes them more expensive than printed work.
Oh my, that is stunning piece; and I can clearly see the Persian rug influence. Very rich.
Thanks. I need to start another big complicated one to keep my mind off everything. Like many people I find my attention is completely absorb when working on a creative project. I expect you find that too when you are writing or doing your historical research.
I do, but at the moment I am deflated as my agent still did not think this latest manuscript meets the bar to be shown to publishers.
So I’m compromising by catching up with blogging . . . and cleaning . . . and many other task-oriented projects that are waiting in the wings.
Ah yes, there’s always a list of tasks to work down. Enjoy the cleaning. 😉
The garage is next 🙂 How desperate is that?
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