Another painted sample

This is the second piece I’ve painted this week as a sample for my Wholecloth Painting class. It is based on this photo:

I used the same photo as inspiration for this piece, which I made to demonstrate techniques in my Quilting Arts DVD, “Master Machine Quilting: Free-Motion Stitching and Thread Sketching.” It is made of fused fabric and thread sketched, then quilted:

I have one more sample for my workshop I need to paint, and then I can start stitching!