Tropical Paradise REVISED - Intarsia

[FrankEV]

I adapted a free image of a metal wall hanging to create a nom 10 ½” x 14” Intarsia pattern.  Wood used: Aspen, Basswood, Poplar (textured with a wire wheel and enhanced with Green Acrylic paint applied with an Air Brush), Padauk, Walnut, Wenge, Yellowheart, and a Tan mystery wood for the island.  The backer is a nominal 5/8” thick Premium Pine panel that was lightly painted using an Air Brush to create a sea to sky background while allowing some of the strong Pine grain to show through.  The rails of the Walnut fixed frame are 1 ½” wide forming a 15” x 19” panel.  Finish is rattle can spray Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish.

 

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

EDIT 2:  Yep the sun WAS in the water!!!!!  Did not see it until I looked at the original photo with this post.  The glue had not curred fully and I was able to remove the sun completely without much visable damage to the background.  I'll be deleting the sun from the pattern.  With my interpretation of the Island, I feel it is no longer needed.  Kind of looked wrong even without the colored background.

 

Edited February 14 by FrankEV

[preprius]

Frank

This is much better than a piece of metal.

Everything looks well blended with both grain and colors.

The 1 thing is the sun position.  It just does not look right.  In my mind it seems below the water level.

 

 

[FrankEV]

17 hours ago, preprius said:

Frank

This is much better than a piece of metal.

Everything looks well blended with both grain and colors.

The 1 thing is the sun position.  It just does not look right.  In my mind it seems below the water level.

 

 

You are 100% correct.  I'm contemplating how to fix. My adding the coloration to the backer caused the problem.   

I did not see the problem until I took the pic and submitted this post.   Sometimes you don't see a mistake until it is too late.

I may attempt to remove the sun.  it is too late to change the coloring of the background.

EDIT: See revised Post

Edited February 14 by FrankEV

[rjweb]

Frank, very nicely done, RJ

[preprius]

With the pattern starting as a metal art piece, the sun had to connect to something.   

So we should be careful of patterns from other media. 

 

[FrankEV]

10 hours ago, preprius said:

With the pattern starting as a metal art piece, the sun had to connect to something.   

So we should be careful of patterns from other media. 

 

Yes  but it was my background coloring that put the sun underwater.

EDIT: See revised Post

Edited February 14 by FrankEV

[daveww1]

very nice

[barb.j.enders]

Nice work Frank.

Could you adjust the colouring around the sun.  Make it look more like a setting sun.  

[TAIrving]

The picture does not show up for me.  When I click on the link, I get a tiny unrecognizable something.  

[FrankEV]

35 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said:

Nice work Frank.

Could you adjust the colouring around the sun.  Make it look more like a setting sun.  

Not that easy with the assembly glued in place.  Air brush work is dificult to repair in this kind of situation.  

See revised Post. I think it looks better. 

Edited February 14 by FrankEV

[FrankEV]

4 minutes ago, TAIrving said:

The picture does not show up for me.  When I click on the link, I get a tiny unrecognizable something.  

Try again.  I was editing!

[Scrappile]

Very well done Frank.   The kind of picture I can look at and think smooth, relaxing thoughts!

[Denny Knappen]

Mighty fine art work

[AUTOMILE]

Very nicely done!

[rjweb]

Frank, it looks better to me without the sun, RJ

[barb.j.enders]

23 hours ago, FrankEV said:

Not that easy with the assembly glued in place.  Air brush work is dificult to repair in this kind of situation.  

See revised Post. I think it looks better. 

I noticed that change on the FB group.  Looks good.

[TAIrving]

On 2/14/2025 at 8:14 AM, FrankEV said:

Try again.  I was editing!

Thanks Frank.  That looks very good!  

[wombatie]

Love the look of the palm trees.  Excellent work Frank.

Marg

[Dan]

On 2/13/2025 at 2:22 PM, FrankEV said:

EDIT 2:  Yep the sun WAS in the water!!!!!  Did not see it until I looked at the original photo with this post. 

Oh,I thought it was a sunfish.