Its THYME for Captain Crabby's Picnic

Today I would like to show you a design that I painted

by

Cynthia Erekson

called

Captain Crabby's Picnic

I purchased the surface
 ( pine buoy 11" L x 3 1/4" W)

from

Cynthia at when I was at

NET 

( New England Traditions)

My pallette for this project


DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Lamp Black, Antique Teal, Oyster Beige, Charcoal Grey, Bahama Blue, Honey Brown, Bleached Sand, Country Red, Colonial Green, Khaki Tan, Warm White, Cadium Red

I started my project by first "basecoating" my piece with 

Lamp Black

I used a sponge brush to achieve a textured, bumpy look

When dry I sponged on a combination of 

Colonial Green and Bahama Blue

I transferred the background details and painted them

Painting the sail boat

Adding the stripes and CRAB to the sail!

I then painted the
WHALECOME
lettering

I used DecoArt Americana
Matte Finish Varnish
to finish my piece

I decided to put my finished BUOY on a wreath

I added a fish net, sand dollars and starfish to complete my wreath

DecoArt 

provided me with the paints to complete this project as part of their

Helping Artist Program

and

Blogger Outreach Program

Thank you DecoArt!

You can read my 

DecoArt Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

CAPTAIN CRABBY'S PICNIC!

Keep those brushes flying!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. 

Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, 

and 

at the end of the day you don't look at it 

and

 wish you had painted something different."

 ~Author Unknown