Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Thyme to show you SPRING cleaning

 Today
I wanted to show you a project that I have completed 
called 
SPRING CLEANING
Design
 by
Lynne Andrews
The design for this project can be found in Lynne's book
Abundantly Blessed.


I used a surface that I had for this project.


 Lets step inside my STUDIO and get started!


My Palette

Bright Yellow, Burnt Umber, Buttermilk, Cool White, Country Red, Lamp Black, Milk Chocolate, Mulberry, Olive Green, Plantation Pine, Slate Grey, Silver Sage Green, Yellow Ochre






Let's Paint!


I began by lightly sanding my wood.
I applied
Multipurpose Sealer
with a brush

When dry I lightly sanded before applying 2 coats of Buttermilk.


Dry and lightly sand between coats.

I transferred my pattern to the surface 
using 
graphite paper and my Sewline Tracer.




I washed
  Silver Sage Green
across the top of my surface 
and 
walked the wash downward.


I used Lynne Andrews Floaters & Stipplers


I mopped using my Jack Richeson Sash Brush

The wash should be heavier at the top and gradually fade out towards the bottom.
Next I lightly dry brushed White clouds in the sky with my stippler.

Next I did a wash with Plantation Pine across the bottom ground.
Sometimes it is easier to flip your piece upside down and wash downward (like the sky).



Next I painted the birdhouse, roof and clay pots Buttermilk.
The birdhouse is the washed with Yellow Ochre and mopped. 
Roof is washed with Slate Grey. 
Post is washed with Burnt Umber.


The holes on the house are Burnt Umber.
Trim boards are highlighted Cool White.


I drew the shingles on the roof with my Rotring Tikky Graphic Pen 0.1
After using the pen you should heat set the permanent ink.




The clay pots are washed Milk Chocolate.
They are shaded with Burnt Umber and highlighted with Cool White.
I dotted on the tiny flowers in the background with the tip of my floater.
I used the tip of my finger to smudge them and give them a softer look.


Painting the birdies!


All the birdies are painted!


Close up view.




I am now going to paint the frame with a faux finish.



I began by squirting a puddle of Splendid Gold Dazzling Metallics in the center of my palette.


I then squirted 6 quarter size puddles of Traditions Glazing Medium onto my palette.
I then added 1 puddle of Easy Float
I mixed all 3 together with my palette knife.


I used a sponge brush to apply Buttermilk to the frame.
I applied the mixture to the frame using a press and lift motion with the sponge brush.




I used a wine bottle cork to do the faux finishing.
 I dug out a few pieces from one end of the cork.
I dipped the end of the cork into the mixed glazing medium.
I repeatedly stamped the cork around the frame.


Close up of faux finish frame.


Finished frame.


Rosemary Reynolds and DecoArt
 provided me with products to complete this project as part of their 
Helping Artist
and
Blogger Outreach Program






Thank you DecoArt!



I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint
sPrInG Cleaning!

Happy Painting!
Lynn



Monday, March 21, 2016

Thyme to paint with Lynne Andrews

I recently joined 
the
 Cape Cod Mayflower Decorative Artists Chapter




Lynne Andrews
recently came to teach
HARE'S Trouble
to
 our group


We could use a surface of our choice for the project
I chose this wood basket.
I have it base coated with the line drawing transferred.





Everyone is hard at work on their projects!





This is my project as I was working on it.



Lynne is not only a great teacher but she is also fun to paint with!


I did not complete my project in class!



I brought it home to complete it.


The lettering 
on 
Lynne's projects
 is 
always beautiful
but
time consuming!


After the lettering was complete 
I gave it several light sprays 
of 
Krylon Workable Fixative.


The "fixative" will set your lettering
 before you varnish 
and 
prevent any smearing!


I applied several coats
 of 
Dura Clear Matte Varnish
to my piece.


This is the finished top to my basket.


The saying on the top of the basket reads:

"Where is HEAVEN? Is it not just a friendly garden plot, walled in stone and roofed with sun, where the days pass one by one, Surely God is in this place, for I have seen Him : face to face. "



This is a side view of the basket.



Here my finished basket. 
This was a fun SpRiNg Thyme project to paint!


Happy Painting !
Lynn







Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thyme for birdhouses, spring flowers and breakfast with a friend

 We have had some beautiful Spring days
with temperatures as high as the 90's
so
I am loving how everything is starting to bloom
in my yard


the yard is still very wet because of the very heavy rains
of the past few weeks
 I haven't been able to do
 to much cleaning up of my garden beds


I got my water pump running today
I love the sound of it from my deck


my husband made this house
for our deck
I use it to store all
my small garden tools, gloves etc.
I designed and painted it


it has a real shingled roof!


I cut some flowers while outside today


I love bringing
SPRING
inside after the long winter!



I finished painting another large sunflower


for a friend of mine

Michelle and I were friends long before
we became bloggers!
We are meeting for breakfast tomorrow
so she can get her sunflower


I also finished painting this birdhouse


Isn't he a great cat!!!
his sign says
SCAT!
This is a  
Debbie Forgac Design
from the book
Simple Gatherings


I also want to show you a bench
my husband made for my Mom's birthday last year
I designed and painted it



here is a close-up
of the birdhouses on the bench
I painted flowers and bees around
the bottom


My Mom even had birds come to nest in it!

Happy Painting!
Lynn

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