It's thyme to show you how I painted Long Island Head

Today 

I want to show you how I painted

 a design 

by

Rebecca Trimble

called

Long Island Head

The pattern for this design can be found in

the book

Rebeccas Collections

My pallette for this design

 is 

Deco Art American Paints

Antique Green, Asphaltum, Blue Grey Mist, Cadium Yellow, Cocoa, Country Red, Driftwood, Expresso, French Vanilla, Leaf Green, Light Buttermilk, Milk  Chocolate, Neutral Grey, Plantation Pine, Raw Sienna, Sapphire Blue, Soft Black, Titanium White, uniform Blue, Williamsburg Blue, Winter Blue

Specialtity Products
Americana Decor Soft Touch Varnish
Americana Decor Creme Wax

Additional Products 
Americana Wood Filler
Americana Wood Glue

I painted this design on an old board that I had that 

measured 

24" x 14"

Normally when painting such a design 

you would paint

 the 

background 

first then add the remaining elements

I chose to paint this a little differently given

 the placement and size of the buildings.

I painted the background areas around most of the buildings

rather 

than paint the whole background and then add buildings

How you choose to paint it depends entirely

 on

what works best for you ! 

And of course the desired outcome!

Painting the background in the "distance"

Close up view

You can begin to see the depth now!

I worked each back ground section in the same manner,

  dividing the piece

 into

 3 separate sections to work on

This was a really enjoyable piece to paint!

I am now starting to paint 

the 

church in the distance

The church is finished!

Now lets paint 

the 

red house!

 Adding the roof and details

 to the 

red house 

Now lets paint 

the 

cliff!

Adding the shading and high lighting

 to the

  shrubs on the top of the cliff

Thyme to paint

 the

  sailboat and wall!

Lets add

 the

  large tree

in the center of the painting!

I am now going to paint

 the 

large grey house on the right

Painting 

the 

roof on the grey house

Basecoating and painting 

the 

remaining houses

I am now painting 

the 

stone wall and remaining house details

The last house to paint was
 the
brick house

When painting I always like to take a step back periodically

and 

look at what I've painted so far.

More often than not I'm never happy with what I see! 

( the perfectionist in me.....sigh) 

I am always my own worst critic!

How do you look at your work?

What do you see?

Always remember.....

" Do your own thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by critism. You probably already know what they are going to say. Pay no mind to fear or failure, its far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances and have fun. and no matter what , don't ever stop doing your thing! "

~ Asher Roth

  It's thyme to varnish!

I used Americana Decor Soft touch Varnish to finish my piece.

I applied 2 coats.

My husband made the frame for my piece

I painted it with Soft Black

I used wood glue put my frame together

I also nailed it together using small brads

I filled the nail holes

 with

wood filler

I used Americana Creme Wax to seal my frame

My finished piece!

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

Helping Artist Program

and

Blogger Outreach Program.

Thank you Deco Art!

You can read my 

Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

Long Island Head

Happy painting!

Lynn

It's thyme to show you a Prim Bunny

Today 

I am going to show you a design 

by

Terrye French 

that I have painted

called

PRIM BUNNY BOWL 

The original design was painted by

Sharon Bond

for 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Sharon used a wood bowl for the design

I used a small wood breadboard

to complete my project

My Pallette 

Deco Art Americana Acrylics

Honey Brown, Lamp Black, Traditional Burnt Umber, Driftwood, Bleached Sand, Warm White, Shading Flesh, Dark Chocoalate, Wisteria, French Grey Blue, Celery Green, Antique Green, Marigold and Mocha

Supplies

Homespun, grungy tag, old tooth brush for paint spatter, white candle, sanding disc, graphite paper, fine line permanent black marker

I first base coated my bread board using

 Lamp Black

When dry I took a candle and rubbed areas that I wanted to look worn,

mostly around the edges and the handle.

I then painted over the Lamp Black with Honey Brown.

I used my sanding disc to sand the areas where I had applied the wax

allowing the initial Lamp Black base coat to show

I used graphite paper to transfer the 

bunny design

I then base coated the bunny

I dry brushed the highlights

Painting the basket and crow

Adding the final details!

I used diluted Lamp Black and a liner brush to out line my project

I applied 2 coats 

of 

Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish 

to my finished piece

When dry I used diluted 

Lamp Black 

with an old toothbrush to spatter my piece

I used a piece of paper to cover my bunny 

and 

only spattered the

background!

I made a "grungy" tag and wrote 

Prim Bunny 

on it!

(you can find my grunging recipe by clicking on the recipe tab at top of page)

I tied my tag on with homespun

Here is my finished Prim Bunny project!

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

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