I’m working on a pair of paintings to hang in the living room over our new couch… Which I will reveal once I have the paintings finished and hung. I’m making flower blossoms today to go on one of the paintings. I’m working on them both at the same time to keep with the cohesiveness of them both. Here’s the pretty yellow I’m using for part of the flowers.
And here’s the blossoms before I’ve added the black centers. … They will be growing in … this garden.
For some reason this undertaking is a bit overwhelming to me. Maybe because I’m used to working on smaller canvases… and maybe because they are going to be showcased in my house. Maybe both!
I’ll keep you posted as I go.
What favorite art do you have hanging in your home?
Having fun with houses! This is actually a canvas frame I’ve had in a craft drawer for- nearly… -ever! I slapped my favorite shabby chic text pages on and started painting and adding bling and other various nom nom. The tissue paper flowers are handmade from crepe paper and accented with leaves from Recollections. I treated myself a few weekends ago to some Michaels lovin. I received a gift card from Christmas that I cashed in on a few of these wonderful floral embellishments. They are super yummy!
I’m going to be posting all of these treasures on Etsy soon. I’ve too busy today creating spoons. Yep! I thought I’d stir things up a bit this year and expand my creative juices to whatever caught my fancy. I’ll share a bite full as soon as thing are all cooked up! Can’t have any half-baked ideas hitting the net just yet. =)
Today is buying new sofa day… so I need to head out of here and clean up a bit before it’s time for shopping. I’ll tell you more about that later… You just gotta LOVE interior decorating!
Ta-Ta for now!
This little dream house is made from wood and covered with text pages. I pretty much finger painted this with blues and greens. I used Black Lava medium by Liquitex for the black speckles and made a flower from yellow tissue paper. I wrapped the house with funky fibers and topped it off with some beads and my label makers “dream” sticker. It’s a really fun accent piece that truly pops with color.
Here’s another dream home made from the middle of a TP roll. I made a box and used extra strips of TP cardboard for the roof. Covering the creation with text pages and tissue papers. Again I made some lavender crepe paper flowers and added green beads to the centers. I used my new Martha Stewart craft punch to make the leaves and added and old earring with the back cut off to the base of the inside to add some bling to this little cottage. I just goes to show you that your really can make a silk purse out of a sows ear!
What’s on your easel?
I went completely whimsical on this. I tried to be a tad more serious with this but I think I heard God say… “lighten up”… so I did. With googly eyes and extinct birds and all! This smile provoking painting is a joy to me and will have a partner coming soon with Noah making an appearance.
Here are a few close ups of the fun I had.
Now you “Noah” was I’ve been up to.. what have you been doing?
If I were a bird I’d love living in one of these shabby chic houses. Even the dragon flies dig hanging around them. This was a labor of love. I’m having a great time playing with these new painting/collage creations. I have yet another one on my desk that I’ll title “Bloom” for now.
I started this with a rough wooden panel. After applying gesso to the surface I layered it with crumpled tissue papers, paints, glitters, gel pens, finger painting and then added the flowers… birdhouses, branches, and dragonflies. The edges are painted black and the back has collage paper on it to cover the wood. It turned out wonderful and goes well with the House Numbers painting. I plan on a series that includes eight collage/paintings similar to this.
I’ll see you tomorrow with Noah’s Ark… a fun and whimsical piece that truly makes me smile.
Until then!
Finally finished! I was waiting on the key to arrive in the mail. I bought some wonderful replicated antique looking keys from Etsy and just LOVE them. I thought the key was the perfect finishing touch for this painting/collage. The picture is a tad bit blurry but I make up for it with some close up shots of detail. Take a look.
This is such a joyful creation to me… I really enjoyed the process and I’m going to hang it in my entryway with several others I’m working on with the same “motif.” Here’s a sneak peak at the background of the one I’m working on now.
This is titled “Tweet”… You’ll see why soon.
Have an awesome Friday and a relaxing and refreshing weekend. Grab a good book and kick back with a soothing drink and unwind in story-land! … And let me know what you’re reading.
Or… Lettuce stamp! Art is everywhere. This was FUN. I love how the blue blends in with the green of the lettuce.. I stamped a background on a painting I’m working on and I stamped out some flowers on some text pages for incorporating in something or other… possibly my current painting. Bring everything into your studio. Open your imagination and see the beauty and possibilities that present themselves everyday!
Happy Valentines Day to everyone. I woke to a sweet card and a lunch date this coming weekend. We did our taxes yesterday and were so pleased with the results we rewarded ourselves with the new Kindle Fire. I’ll be playing with it and testings it and I’ll keep you posted on the apps and whatnots!
I found a great recipe to fix for dinner for the hubs to pamper him… check this out…I have most of the ingredients and what I don’t have I’ll improvise on. =)
I’m outta here for now… I have a painting calling my name. HUGS and HEARTS to all!
I’m back to art journaling again. Christmas prep was super hectic this year and I used my journal as a relaxation tool. I randomly pasted down scraps of decorative napkins and papers and then doodled and painted what I saw. This was a fun flower in the depths of winter that brightened both my day and my mood. It was soothing to just doodle and glob paint where I saw fit.
Today I’m working on a composition for a painting I got the idea for yesterday.
Super fun. I can’t wait to pick papers and colors and scraps and goodies and bling and… and… and… This promises to be a joyful experience for me. I’ll share it with you as I journey down this villages path. Come back tomorrow to see if anyone home in there.
My cutting board looked very much like a watercolor painting after chopping vegetables for Everything Slaw. The purple cabbage and carrots together in the bowl looked so much like Halloween too. If you’re looking for something to serve with pulled pork, burgers or sandwiches I highly recommend this recipe. It’s quite yummy!
I’m busy in my studio this morning… bright and early! We had a snow storm over night and I was up at the crack of dawn to see the results… check out some of the pics after you grab a cup of hot cocoa!
Quite frosty out there indeed. I’m wrapping up in a blanket, pulling out my paints and enjoying the view from my studio window! See you tomorrow!
I just finished these Spam cans today. I added hangers on the backs and will be hanging them in my “Flower Potty” downstairs. The bathroom is very small and has no real storage for odds and ends one might wish to use when washing up. I’m going to use these to hold such sundries. One I may use to put some dried green grasses in as the theme of the room is done in a potting shed style. Fun and Whimsical. I’ve ended up using several shades of orange in there so these should go great. And since it’s snowing this week…
I’ll have plenty of time throughout the rest of the week for more creating. I promise I’ll be back tomorrow with some Accidental Art that I created last night… along with a collage painting I’m toying with! See you then… and stay toasty warm!
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