Another lighthouse is finished--Port Dalhousie in St. Catherines, Ontario. This makes lighthouse #87, but who's counting?
I stitched the water last night in a horizontal diagonal cashmere stitch to provide a hint of movement. To keep the water behind the lighthouse in the background, I used DMC cotton floss #312, while the water in the foreground was worked in one shade darker--#311. The difference in color adds a bit of depth to the overall canvas.
What's next? I'll have plenty of time to contemplate that today--there's upwards of a foot of snow on the ground and the flakes are still falling. I'd take a photo, but the windows are snowed over so you can't really see outside--think of the Ice Palace in Dr. Zhivago. If only Omar Sharif would stumble in now, we could have a rousing game of bridge!
5 comments:
I like this a lot - but I already knew I would. The two shades for water do work well for movement and depth. I suppose today isn't a good day to think about tropical waters and coral reefs and collecting sea shells?
Clever touch having the darker blue water in the foreground. I'll have to remember this.
Beautiful -- and the teal is so different for a light house!
Lovely....as always! Enjoy the snow!
Hi Anne,
Very nice!
Congratulations on another finish!
I think it's fascinating that you've designed and stitcher 87 lighthouses. Have you ever figured out how many are still standing in the 50 states?
A foot of snow? LOL!!! We have 16+ inches! Just slightly to the east of us have over 20+!
We were able to quickly dig out today with the help of a passing truck with a plow and our trusty snow blower. The roads aren't too bad but the snow and runoff is freezing tonight so our commute tomorrow might be interesting!
I agree with Judy. How about a new lighthouse from a warmer climate? LOL!!!
Cynthia
Windy Meadow
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