Rainbows End

[georg]

                                    Rainbows End

       The plinth is bleached olive and the pot was Walnut which I coloured with acrylics and the coins are cast pewter and coloured
        gold. The Rainbow is different woods laminated.
        As always your comments are welcome
        Di and Tony

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

very nice indeed, well done.

[Les Symonds]

Hi both....the pot and the treasure within get my vote, but I'm afraid to say that I just don't get the rainbow. OK...I get the relevance of the pot of gold etc etc....but the rainbow just doesn't do it for me.

Right...it just isn't fair to make a statement like that and then not to quantify it. So why don't I like it? Rainbows are ephemeral, mysterious, spectral; not this one, it looks too solid, obvious and real. Still like the pot of gold, though!

Les

[edbanger]

Hi Di & Tony

On this occasion after looking at the piece several times I'm afraid I have to agree with Les. I love the base pot and coins but not the rainbow Sorry

It look's like a lot of work has gone in to the rainbow with different woods bent in to shape, I would love to have just 10% of your vision.

Ed

[Graham]

A lovely piece and a lovely idea but I think I have to agree. The rainbow perhaps need only be hinted at with coloured stains, and maybe placed nearer to the pot ?

[georg]

   I think on reflection Les maybe the Rainbow is too busy and solid looking, not blending with the whole piece.
   The whole thing has been a pain from the beginning and the hardest one to date. I think I concentrated more on getting
   the plinth right and forgot the rainbow.  Now re- viewing the rainbow
   As always your comments are most welcome
   Di and Tony



   Hi  ED....Graham......John

     Luckily nothing is glued or set in stone as yet.......the coins have a do not touch sign on them, and the rainbow at the moment
     is balanced on a very fine panel pin. I have not been 100% happy with this one so as said I am now re-viewing the piece.
     
     Thank you for your comments Guys
     Di and Tony

[Bryan Milham]

I'm (sort of) with everybody else. The pot (cauldron) and coins work well.

The rainbow I think could have been laminated in descending or ascending colours, but it is your interpretation so I won't argue it - but there is a shadow line under the rainbow where it meets the base.

That's imperfect and therefore not like your work at all. Which makes me think the rainbow is not yet fixed, you're not yet happy with it yet, either (how am I doing so far?)

[Eric Harvey]

love the pot of gold,not sure about the rainbow in solid wood,may have been better on clear plastic with transparent paints to give the rainbow effect,sort of thing,just a thought,cheers,

Eric.

[bodrighywood]

Love it apart from the rainbow like everyone else. Wonder if there is a way of making the rainbow from stiffened silk or some similar coloured material? Stretched on a former perhaps and sprayed to stiffen? Just a thought. The idea of the rainbow being suspended as you have is perfect IMHO so definitely worth pursuing.

Pete

[woodndesign]

As the title 'Rainbows End' I wonder on a wider band of what you use as material, to give an appearance that it is more at the 'End' .. if it would extent from it's current position and if possible past behind the crock, this would look more in keeping .. it's not usual to see a full rainbow, only in part as you've already done, but should it shorten in various sizes.

Just my thoughts on it.  Cheers David
 

[georg]

  
    SPOT ON BRYAN  its balanced on a panel pin.   I tried a different technique with the colouring something I`d done sometime
      ago when I first had a go at embellishing on a old piece Tony was throwing away and I am more than happy with the effect.
      it`s just I`m not happy with the Rainbow.
        But still working on it.
       Di and Tony


     THANK YOU ERIC      I Like the idea we had discussed using plastic but I don't think I would be able to make it look Mystical
      and cloudy sort of but definitely worth investigating
      Di and Tony


       PETE THANK YOU Not thought of using silk or taking the suspended Rainbow further
       Food for thought.
       Di and Tony

            Well that's my Afternoon Sorted

[georg]

    THANK YOU DAVID......Been trying various options this afternoon, Tony also kindly made me another rainbow
     this time in olive, but no definite conclusion yet. Think I will play shuffling the puzzle later on.
     Di and Tony
   

[Bryan Milham]

Wonder if there is a way of making the rainbow from stiffened silk or some similar coloured material? Stretched on a former perhaps and sprayed to stiffen? Just a thought.

      PETE THANK YOU Not thought of using silk or taking the suspended Rainbow further
       Food for thought.

That'll be mixed media then - it must be art.

[georg]

   Thanks every one for viewing and taking the time to comment Its much appreciated. We  have had a lot of fun trying
    different ideas and hopefully this has made the piece look less harsh.


      The Rainbow is now Horse Chestnut Burr with a very light wash to let the grain show through




         And these are a few we made earlier



  Tony`s got a grumpy head on he`s refused to make any more booerangs
Di and Tony

[bodrighywood]

Horse chestnut or the olive work for me

Pete