Finished?

The fifth dome is done now.  It took two or three attempts to get right, and I'm still not sure I have the curve right - should the stripes curve inwards towards the top?  Possibly, but I'm not sure how many more unpickings the canvas can take!  All the domes are stylised versions of the original patterns, and I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Now just the mounting to work out.

Not sure about this one

One more done but I'm not sure if I like this one.  I'll sleep on it and see how I feel about it in the morning.

Lots of rhodes

Another dome done. This one is quite 3D, although the picture doesn't show that very well.  I think it might be my favourite so far!

Difficult dome

The third dome took twice as long as it needed to.  I had to unpick a lot because I kept getting the pattern wrong.  Maybe it was just a bad day!  I had hoped to get more done, but after wrestling with this one I thought it wiser to call it a day.

Background and first domes

I think the background is about done - I keep seeing gaps I want to fill though.  The first two domes are filled, just four more to go.  Then just the mounting to worry about...

Dome outlines

It's been a while since I've posted an update and there has been some progress. I've painted the background areas on the canvas, marked the edges of the stitch area, and stitched the outlines of the domes in a florentine-ish stitch.  The outlines took a few attempts to get right - and made me remember why I hate working with metallics...

Background

I have been experimenting with more contemporary canvaswork for the background of the St Basil's panel.  I'm thinking of the domes being very traditional, and the background contemporary, and based on the colours of the rest of the building - mostly orange, green and white, although I may simplify this, I don't want the background to overpower the domes.