the mom plays...
I haven't painted all Summer...yes, that's right...ALL SUMMER!! I've sketched and I've been to drawing class, but I've not picked up a paintbrush since May. So - this week, while the boys are up to some Abderian Adventures, I thought I'd play a little to loosen up and get back into the painting frame of mind. I started this with a photograph I took last May of a giant pink thistle blossom. I printed the photo out onto regular paper and cut out the blossom (yep... all those little tiny petals...) Then I coated my teeny canvas (5" square) with a layer of fake encaustic - made from Golden regular gel (matte) and a couple of drops of paint, which also served as glue for the image. (check out Acrylic Revolution for the details - you can find it at Amazon) After that dried, I layered some more "encaustic" on it and waited for it to dry. Then, I painted on top of all of that, added the text, waited for it to dry and added one last layer of matte gel. Voila...I've now painted something. Whew. I was getting worried...
The image in scale with a roll of masking tape...
And all cropped and pretty...I can just see a row of these somewhere...can't you?
Hey Diahn, come on over and play with me! I am getting ready to start binding a new sketchbook (for trip to europe) and would love to learn 'encaustic' and acrylic and anything else that will set my soul soaring! Your thristle is great!
ReplyDeleteTHIS simply rocks. I can see a row of them in my breakfast nook, or to-be-redecorated-dining room. Hmmm...
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