Windchimes as Inspiration

                                 I purchased these windchimes you see hanging in the first photo just about a week ago.  I loved the colors, and they are very thin shapes, so they only make a delicate noise, sort of tinny sounding.  They are hanging on our deck and the palm trees are in the background through the screens.  Anyway, today I decided to make a few painted fabric pieces using the windchimes as an inspiration.  I got the idea for contrasting light and dark backgrounds from looking at the windchimes in another photo I took, where parts of them were against the darker background of the neighbor's house, and parts were in the sunlight.  I played around a lot with acrylic paints, making circles and square shapes, and overpainting and underpainting to end up with these samples.  I was also trying to put into practice some design principles I've been reading about.  I think quilting them with interesting patterns may make these pieces even more interesting.  Just sharing where my fabric adventures took me today.   CP