Friday, October 31, 2008

A canvas and a drawing :)

Just a drawing I did many years ago. I have it framed and hanging in my bedroom :) I love to draw/paint flowers.
I actually got this idea from my living room rug! I thought it would be cool to mimic the rug up on the wall. It didn't turn out exactly like the rug, but pretty close. Same idea anyway ;)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Acrylic painting is fun, but don't get it on your clothes. I know from experience ;)

This is a palm tree painting I did as a Christmas gift. I copied the image, down to the border, from a bathroom rug. Hehe...me and my copying :P
Well, this was my second large canvas painting. It seems the larger the frame the more nervous I get. My original idea was just to paint the blue, green, and white flowers, but I didn't get them quite centered. So, plan B...paint more flowers! I decided to add a punch of color. What do you think? I'm still not sure what I think about it. I kind of like it, but feel like it's just a jumbled mess of mixed matched items. I'm glad my Mom and her husband like it, though ;) Love ya guys :D

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

More canvas!

I painted this to match my bedspread :D
This was my first large canvas painting! Boy was I nervous! I have this hanging in my hallway :D

Friday, October 24, 2008

More canvas painting :D

I got this idea from a painting in Starbucks! They have the best artwork! Oh, and on a side note, I did add some of my own touches. I was sure not to copy it exactly, just to avoid any copyright issues. ;) Plus, this one is not for sale. I have it hanging in my house!
This probably looks bigger then what it is. It's actually about a 4X6 piece of canvas! Tiny tiny! At one point I had this nifty idea of copying the tiles from the tables at Chili's. I painted one, then decided it would probably be too difficult. This was the easiest of them all ;) I have it sitting in my window :D

Thursday, October 23, 2008

My first canvas painting!

This is my very first try at a canvas painting. It's done in acrylics! I love using acrylics, because if you make a mistake it's easy to correct ;) This is also my first try at a washed out background. I've done it plenty o' times on pottery, but not on canvas!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Rimmed bowl - Step 1

This is step one of a rimmed bowl I'm painting as a sample for PW. In this picture I only have the drawing done, but since it was taken I've started painting it! An updated photo to come soon :D

A GIFT!

A HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY PLATE for one special lady ;)