Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Gangster"

“Gangster” is a portrait of a young man in a straw hat and round glasses, holding a pistol close to his chest. The background is assembled from old maps, gears and brickwork, so the scene sounds more like an adventure story than a crime one.

What the picture shows

The figure occupies the central vertical band. He wears a dark jacket, a light waistcoat and a shirt with a finely patterned tie; a handkerchief shows in his pocket and a watch hangs on a chain. His face is calm, the glasses tinted dark. Above the hat a mechanism unfolds: large copper and terracotta gears of different sizes, like the inside of a clock. On either side, behind dark columns, you can see fragments of an antique map with a compass rose. The palette is warm — brick red, ochre, brown — with cool grey inserts. Beadwork covers the hat, the suit, the weapon and the gears, while the maps and the brick wall stay as print on the canvas.

What is in the kit

• Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 13 colours
• Beading needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 300×470 mm (11.8×18.5 in)
• Beads: approx. 10,771
• Bead colours: 13
• Difficulty: medium
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is vertical and fairly narrow, so it suits a study, a wall beside bookshelves, or a pairing with another subject in the same retro key. Gallery finishing is possible — the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs without a frame or mount.