Lyonel Feininger, Barfuesserkirche I, 1924
Following Wallace Sewell's brief I searched out a painting, I settled on this one, (above) Barfuesserkirche I by Lyonel Feininger. I chose this specific painting as it has many appealing properties, its use of highlights, lowlights, and tonal shades harmonised perfectly with that of Wallace Sewell's pallet while maintaining interdependence. I found it also held great colour combinations the way they were placed together and the proportions was something I am keen to extract. Also the dominating straight lines and sectioned composition of this painting are features I can see easily and effectively translating into a woven sample.
Colour Strips
To help me analyse this painting and pull out all of its colour combinations as well as its proportions I decided to paint numerous colour strips. I cut a printout of the painting up; lengthways, widthways, and diagonally, to gain different perspectives of colour. The result of this undertaking has been very fruitful as I now have ample amounts of colour work to inspire both my warp and weft.
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