Finished! This is the last in the series, Eat Pray Love. This is one of those projects – ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’ . . . But they’re done. And I will put them in my Zazzle shop on some goodies – maybe t-shirts, I’m not sure yet. Eat will definitely go […]
“Eat Pray Love” – PRAY – A ‘do-over’
This is my second painting in the Eat Pray Love series. I must admit, there have been some bumps along the way. Bump #1 – I have been videotaping each painting. I just couldn’t face putting my face in front of the camera, so I positioned the shot over my shoulder. Since I forgot to […]
Reverse Stencil & Strie . . . sort of
I’ve been working on a few ideas for our cousin who goes to a lot of Wine & Jazz festivals in his RV. He asked me about painting a wall hanging that could hang on his RV, as well as in his home when they’re not on the road. Seemed simple enough. (Emphasis on seemed.) […]
How to paint Grape Leaves
Leaves make wonderful little frames in paintings. They add contrast, texture and color. Especially with grapes. There are different varieties of grape leaves, which I’m not going to go into here. I just want to show you a couple of easy ways to sketch your leaves and then fill in with paint. You might want […]
How to paint Grapes
Now, let’s paint some grapes! Easy ones! You could make these any color – green, red, blue. I just chose purple. This is a Q&D (quick & dirty) tutorial because Fall is coming and we’ll be doing tons of paintings with grapes & pumpkins & leaves. Purple works really well with fall colors, but […]
How to paint Lemons
I painted these lemons to go with this glass of lemonade. It’s for a PIY Party in August. But you can paint them now, if you want. They’re really simple. In this painting I had already painted the background and the glass of lemonade so I applied white in an ‘egg’ shape with a little […]
How to paint Sunflower
It’s hard not to love sunflowers. They’re so bright and cheery! I painted this one for my first paint pARTy. But if you don’t live in the Sacramento area, you can paint it too! I’ll post the full tutorial later today with a link, but here are the steps, just so you can see how […]
How to paint a Strawberry Floorcloth
I was thrilled to guest post for Beverly @ Green Gracie Home last week with this project! It was my first time guest posting, and Bev made it fun & painless! Go check out her fabulous silver-leafed dresser today – and tell her I sent you! Now with summer in full swing, consider painting a […]