Painting on the Porch -- Beth Latture

When the weather is nice I love to work on the screened porch.  Over the past couple of months I've been working on a painting for the Mapping theme that FINE is working on.

I started with a large canvas with a yellow underpainting, then created a "beltway-like" map by masking and sponging over with a magenta paint.

Once I had the structure in place I started filling in the map with color blocks

and then began some patterning within the blocks.

Since I am painting, I'm definitely in the "Nearly" category of our group name - Fiber in Nearly Everything.  However, I find that the techniques that I use - either in painting or fiber - are usually very similar in that they consist of a meditative repetition of stitches or marks.

This is a work in progress with the goal of creating a map-like image from familiar forms and patterns.  The other goal is to enjoy the pleasant days on the porch, painting and listening to music, with my loyal companion Daisy.