My first instinct was to go with classic ‘baroque’ ornaments for a border around the mural. Even though it’s for a baby, I liked baroque for it’s timeless elegance. I used this sketch as my inspiration. A few different shades for backgrounds and then I quickly sketched the pattern. These are just samples for the […]
Designing a Pink Nursery for Baby Girl
Before I got to my clients’ home yesterday, I was speculating what colors they had in mind for their soon-to-be-born baby girl. I guessed aqua/turquoise & brown. I was wrong. And I’m so glad I was. There’s just something about pink nurseries. (Especially when you’re a mom to 3 boys/men and a grandmother to a […]
Safari Mural for Little Boy’s Room
When it comes to painting murals, I like nothing better than repeat business for the same client. They know me, I know them and it’s just . . . comfortable. I have an appointment tomorrow with a repeat client, but this is extra-special. I painted their almost-4-year-old’s nursery before he was born. Now we’re planning […]
How to Paint a Simple Tree Mural
If you paint on walls, sooner or later a friend or two will ask you to paint on their wall. And sooner or later you’ll be asked to paint two things – clouds and a tree. I dunno why, but tree murals are my #1 request. Thank goodness, because clouds are a real pain in […]
Dinosaur & Kitty Mural . . . and Sunflowers!
The end of last week turned out to be quite the whirlwind. Thursday started with this mural. , It was for two little girls, sharing a room. The oldest loves dinosaurs (read: Land Before Time) and the youngest loves kitties. It should’ve been really simple. Dinosaurs. Kitties. How difficult could that be? And I […]
How To Paint Queen Anne’s Lace . . . or not
There are days when everything flows and then there are days like . . . well, like . . . . today. I’m still playing around with different techniques for painting. That may seem odd as it took me 15 years to become fairly proficient with one technique – so why change up now? Boredom, […]
Paint Hydrangea – Three Ways!
I don’t like painting the same thing over and over again. Which may explain why I’ve never done a craft fair before and probably never will. I get bored doing the same thing over and over again. Even if it’s painting. But when I looked at this hydrangea painting again, I knew I couldn’t display […]
And even more Dragonflies on a Tray . . .
Most people would’ve painted a second tray a different color than the first tray. Or maybe most people would’ve painted another poppy and added maybe a butterfly. I’m not ‘most people’. I painted the 2nd tray turquoise and tried to come up with something that would coordinate with the Poppy & Dragonfly. Why is it […]