SUMMER OF COLOUR - WEEK # 5 BROWN

Kristin of Twinkle Twinkle is hosting the "Summer of Colour" Challenge, have you checked it out?  The submissions run to almost every area of art, the inspiration is just incredible.  And you can still join in!

Last week the colour was BROWN!  I thought oh no, not a colour I am drawn to or use much.  I really think of it as one of the "non-colours" - I guess those are any shades that I am not attracted to. LOL   But afterall of that intrepidation, I am pretty pleased with my page.  Absolutely not my usual style and isn't that what a challenge is all about?

My inspiration is again one of my photos from a trip to Cuba in May.  This time a sunset taken from just below Morro Castle, which sits at the entrance of Havanna Bay and was built by the Spanish in 1589.  It is just opposite of Old Havanna but for this picture I have cropped out the skyline of the city which would be on the left.

I started with a sheet of paper made in France "Ecorce Cream", the linear wrinkles seemed to mimic the clouds and waves.  I have used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and mists mixed from Perfect Pearls to replicate the sunset in this picture.  I enlarged the picture to a 5x7 so that it dominates the page.  Hard to leave this simple page alone but there you have it.