A Few More Finishes

I thought I'd post a few more of the masterpiece challenge quilts that I have finished.  To be honest, I just quilted two of them this morning.  But it is fun to see the original inspiration piece next to my interpretation.  So here goes.

The first is a piece by David Bates, a Dallas painter.

My version:

Blue Bouquet, 15"w x 20"h

Next is a piece by Gustave Caillebotte, "The Yerres, Effect of Rain."  The Kimbell Museum of Fort Worth hosted a Caillebotte retrospective earlier this year, and Jay fell in love with it.

I don't usually attach things to my quilts, but I couched circles of ribbon to represent the patter of the rain.

Rain on the River, 15"w x 20"h

Next is a painting by George Stubbs, "Whistlejacket":

As an abstract artist, I wasn't sure what to do with this piece.  And then I decided to make an abstracted, semi-sort-of-cubist, horse.  Slashing it a few times with the rotary cutter helped immensely.  So if you look closely at my piece, very closely, and use a great deal of imagination, you can sort of see a horse.  Perhaps if you squint a bit...

Sort of a Horse, 15" w x 20"h

The last one is inspired by a painting by Piet Mondrian from the permanent collection of the Kimbell.  It is called "Abstraction."

This one grew a little beyond the standard challenge size.  And, yes, it is composed of tuning fork units. But they are deconstructed.  

"T" With Mondrian, 22"w x 28"h

The masterpiece challenge has been just that, a challenge.  I had decided at the beginning of the challenge that I would use the palette of the chosen piece of art.  I try hard not to make a literal copy of the painting, but instead I look at the piece and pull out elements that I like and try to use those as the structure of my composition.  Are all successful?  No, but they are a great learning experience and it has been a lot of fun.

 I'm linking this post to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Friday Fabric Frenzy and Confessions of a Fiber Addict. Go see all the wonderful work there!