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

HERE

Happy Painting!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to paint a unique New England Coastal piece

WEATHER WISE

is a design by 

Cynthia Erekson

that I have painted

My surface was a

Wooden Whale Weathervane

measuring 6 1/2" wide at the base, 14" high

(base , body finial and whale)

The surface and pattern are available 

at

The Quilted Acorn

After sealing my surface with

 Americana Multi Purpose Sealer

I then sanded it

and

was ready to paint!

My palette included the following

DecoArt Americana Paints

Dark Chocolate, Colonial Green, Lamp Black, Honey Brown, Desert Turquoise, Whispering Turqoise, Fawn, Paynes Grey, Antique Teal Milk Chocolate, Burnt Sienna, Mustard Seed, Camel , Seaglass and Sand

I am painting this piece as part of the 

DecoArt Blogger Outreach Program

DISCLOSURE:   While I received DecoArt products to complete this post, all opinions and ideas are 100% my own. I often use designs by various artists to paint my pieces, in which case credit is given to the Designer of the pattern.

I also used some 

Americana Dazzling Paints

for 

some wonderful effects!

The whale was done using a silk sponge for texture, then pounced with a sponge dipped in

Americana Dazzling Worn Penney 

which gave it a wonderful "aged patina"

Texture was also added to the base 

by using a mix of 

Honey Brown, Milk Chocolate 

and 

Americana Glazing Medium

along with a graining tool

I applied the mixture with a brush

then pulled my graining tool thru it.

This dries to a hardened texture

The "ball" was painted using Burnt Sienna over Dark Chocoalte pounced in with a brush for added texture.

When dry I dry brushed some 

Americana Dazzling Splendid Gold 

accents.

I then applied more glazing mixture to the base of the finial

 and 

added texture to that in the same manner as the base.

I then measure and taped off the sides of the "body" of the piece for painting

Each of the 4 sides 

NORTH, SOUTH EAST AND WEST 

were painted with a different scene

Adding some shading

On the right you can see the finished ball with the glazing texture

Painting the buildings

I add a few drops of 

DecoArt 

EASY FLOAT 

to my paint.

It helps when painting on a textured surface such as this!

Each side is lettered and has a different scene

NORTH

SOUTH

EAST

WEST

Once my pieces were dry I used

DecoArt Americana Wood Glue 

to put them together

I then varnished using 

Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish

My New England Coastal piece is now finished and ready to enjoy!

I hope you have enjoyed following along with me as I painted this piece.

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to show you a design by Cynthia Ereckson called High Tide Tavern

HIGH TIDE TAVERN

is 

a design that I just painted by 

Cynthia Ereckson

I distressed my board so that it would look like an old sign

Working on the lettering

Adding the horizon

Lighthouse in the distance

Starting to paint the tavern

Painting the saliboat

Painting the trees

Details added to the tavern

I love the softness of the colors in this project!

This was a fun piece to paint!

You can find more 

of

Cynthis Ereckson's Designs 

at

THE QUILTED ACORN

HERE

Keep those brushes flying!

Lynn