Showing posts with label americana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label americana. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Thyme for The FOLK Side

The FOLK Side
 is a new design that I have just completed
for 
PAINTING WITH FRIENDS
Design was inspired
 by 
Terrye French


I found this old cutting board at a thrift shop


It made a wonderful surface for this design.
This pattern would look great on many surfaces though!


I only lightly sanded my surface. 
I did not seal it so it would have a prim look!
The knife marks on this old cutting board add even more character and texture!


I used a circle template from 
Artist Loft
 to make my pennies on this design.
You can find a templete like this 
in the fine art section of a craft store 
or 
with drafting supplies.


I taped off my center section of the
"penney rug" and painted it Lamp Black


I then used my circle template along with a
 cosmetic sponge


 to quickly stencil the pennies on


 I then used a WHITE graphite paper to transfer the main
parts of my design on


Once these are painted you can proceed to transferring  
all the remaining details






I use a fine line writing pen from
 Lowell Cornell
 to paint all my blanket stitches around a design




The fine line writing pen takes a little getting used to 
but it is so much easier for details than a liner brush!


Painting the SHEEP


Now to add the remaining details!



This was a fun design to paint!!
I hope you have enjoyed following along!


You can purchase
my E-pattern 
for
The FOLK Side


Happy Painting!
Hugs,
Lynn

Saturday, February 1, 2014

We ALL need some QUALITY THYME!

Who
 doesn't need 
MORE THYME?


There never seems to be enough hours in the day!
Especially to paint!


I found this old metal lamp at a thrift store


I decided that it would be the perfect surface to paint a design 
by 
John Sliney 
on


I cleaned and base coated the lamp
the base is about 14" wide


I used a design called
QUALITY TIME SAM


I have also painted this design a few thymes on milk cans



I painted the TOP like a folded flag



painting the stars


I painted saltboxes on the back



close up of the back of lamp



I added several coats of clear matte varnish when finished to protect the surface
With a shade on top the lamp measures about 30" tall.


I used designs from John Slineys books 
A Road to America's Past
and
A Road to Saltbox Memories
to paint this lamp
Happy Painting!
Lynn




















Friday, January 31, 2014

THYME for a sunroom makeover

I decided to go with an 
AMERICANA
theme throughout my home
so I decided to start by painting my sunroom floor


I had painted the brown and gold checks on the floor 
when we first bought the house 
after ripping out the carpet that was there


I first roughed up the floor by sanding it with an electric sander
I then proceeded to tape off my design
In order for my floors to with stand the heavy
wear that they would be subjected to in the sunroom
I used a poly whey additive to make the paint more durable for floors
The product I used 
was
 from
Vermont Natural Coatings
and
 is
 called
Paint Plus with Poly Whey Additive


I painted the field and stars first


I then did the RED stripes


That way I could walk across the floor while the paint
 was still wet in the areas that would
 become the 
WHITE stripes

I finished my floors with
4 coats of
Aqua Zar
Interior Water Based Polyurethane
in 
CLEAR SATIN


I spray painted all my 
WHITE wicker RED

here are some daylight pictures






I used a stencil to do some of the pillow fronts


My finished room!



I love the new summery look!

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







Wednesday, January 29, 2014

It's THYME to play it again Sam


PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
was a 
HUGE mural
 that I painted going up our stairs

I used a design from one of John Slineys books
to paint this mural




I just love such a large 
BLANK 
canvas!
We were in the process of renovating our house at the time
so it was easier to paint this 
BEFORE 
the finished stair threads were installed


This was my husband on staging painting the walls before I started the mural
Did I mention that
 I HATE HEIGHTS!!!


Normally I would use a projector to enlarge such a design 
but
 there was just was no room in the stairs to use the projector


I had to enlarge the design on large sheets of drafting paper
then transfer the design to the wall with graphite paper.
This was probably the hardest part of the whole project!!!!


With that done I got to work painting in the background!


I then proceeded to paint Sam!


This shows the start of his pants being base coated


It can get bit akward painting such a large design 
especially in a stairway!!


Sam and I spent MANY hours together!


But I enjoyed every one of them!


It was fun watching him come to life!



I especially loved painting his beard!


Starting to paint his hat


and 
CROW




Adding shading and detail to hat , face and hair



Painting the post that Sam is leaning against




Starting to paint the trees




A view from the TOP of the stairs


Working on the trees


Starting the Saltbox houses



Salbox houses done


Working on the sheep!



Sheep!




This was a BIG project to work on!
BUT
THE END RESULT WAS WORTH IT!


Happy Painting!
Lynn



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