Another opinion

Natalya’s sketch

I asked another artist that I know about the fence. Here's what she said. 

Hi Chris,

I took a look at your blog. To my eye the fence needs more movement as does the path. The perspective on the fence needs to be more extreme to add excitement in that portion of the quilt. It's too static.That's why I also think the fence needs a bit of a curve to it. And speaking of curves, the path has these wonderful curves as it gets closer to the castle, but closer to the viewer it's kinda just limp. I think if you add movement to the path and the fence, your quilt will look more dynamic and exciting.

Do you see how your castle has these lovely fluid shapes to it? That's what the fence and the path need as well.

I took a screen shot and added some lines to illustrate what I mean. Those lines would need to be smoothed and refined, but I think you get the idea.

Hope that helps!

Natalya 

https://www.artbynatalya.com

One of the things I have been pondering for a while is the disconnect between the loose casual look of the house and the rigid architectural look of the fence. It's like they belong in two different quilts. While I'm not sure of the extreme path and fence as drawn by Natalya I tried doing something more fluid with more movement as she suggested. Here's my first try at drawing something more free and irregular. 

My sketch

I'm still working on my secret projects so this is still on the back burner. Eventually I have to resolve this and finish the quilt. 

Any thoughts?

Thanks for reading.

Chris