Double Cross 2

This is the second version of the Double Cross idea. This has come out far more textured than the first version as it was nearly all painted with a palette knife. I think the two would look really good hung together although both of them have gone to different homes. I am really pleased with the way the lettering came out on this one. I left it much more plain than on version 1. I was a bit concerned that the background was a bit palid but looking at it from a distance as it were, the less colourful background works against the much stronger planes.
This was commissioned by a colleague as a present for a relative and I was really pleased that he recognised the quote from Ephesians as he had seen it in Cologne (I think) Cathedral. I hope this coincidence means he will enjoy the piece on a much deeper level than just at face value.

Double Cross 2
Acrylic, gold leaf and pen on canvas board

Here's a detail from the lower half

 Some work in progress shots.

And the two together

It's interesting for me to see the two together and to see how different they have turned out despite the fact that they are back to back in my sketch book and both ideas were hatched at the sime time. What I am pleased with is the variation in colour and hue between each piece. For me it illustrates the variety, richness and unexpected brightness of the early German camouflage schemes.