Valerie Funk Project Thumbnails w/color - image 1 - student project

I have to say for this project I selected a lot of colors that normally I don't work with all in an effort to step outside my comfort zone. Purples are my favorite so I tried to make a conscience effort not to color everything purple!
I pulled in some orange and green with a little teal here and there.
Number 1 I added black behind the colored elements to give them that extra POP! I know this layout will not work for this class but I'll save it for another project.
Number 2 is an old school color scheme with black/white/gray neutrals and a little POP of red. I like it okay but it really doesn't JUMP for me. Again, I'll save this one for a future project.
Number 3 I really like this one. The green background coupled with the additional bright circles sets the mood of happy for the entire piece. I balanced it with dab of black and dark purple in the bars. I like this one and it moves to the top of my list.
Number 4 I like the simplicity of this one. The negative space leaves me a lot of room to play when it's time to quilt. The colors are simple, the elements are clean, and I like the symmetry of the balanced design.
Number 5 This one reminds me playing marbles when I was a kid. The dreamsicle orange takes me back to that early 70's era right along with the other colors. I wasn't sure I was in love with this one before I added color but because it makes me think of my youth I really quite like it now.
Number 6 I'm really in love with this design. The colors, the layout, the black base, the whole thing. It's like a desert sunset falling over the skies in Hopi Nation Arizona. The many shades of turquoise are like distant horizon and the circles are the sun/moon in their ever changing positions in the sky. The background is very much like a late summer sunset as the sun falls behind the hills. I like the connectivity of the circles being interlaced in the lines, like the sun as it ducks behind scantly laced clouds. The black background I think really grounds this piece and gives the eyes a place to stop and rest at the edges. As much as LOVE this one, I don't think it will work for this project because of the way everything is so intertwined. I'm not sure yet. But this one has my attention for sure.
Number 7 This is another simple favorite. I really like the simplicity of the colors green/teal/orange. I don't know what it is about this combination of colors but they really look great together. Each of the bars is at a 45 degree angle. I have no idea how this would factor into the next phase of the project. But I quite like this one as well.
Number 8 Well I had to make something purple! I will admit the background is just not quite the right shade of purple but I know I would keep the color in the same family but perhaps just a different shade. Again I like the interlacing elements. The oranges and greens go great together. I even like the teal square, but that background just needs something different. I'll have to look at it a while and audition some other variations.
This was a fantastic class and I'm looking forward to next phase.

Valerie Funk Quilt Artistry

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