Friday, July 17, 2015

Thyme for SANDY FEET!


 It's 
SUMMER THYME 
on 
Cape Cod!



Step into my 
STUDIO 
and 
see what I've been working on!




I have to admit that after the long winter we had in 
NEW ENGLAND
now
 that 
SUMMER 
has arrived 
I am spending more thyme oustside than in my 
STUDIO

I wanted to show you a fast easy project I designed
to add to my summer seasonal decor



My Pallette 



Grape Juice, Wisteria, Bahama Blue, Sea Breeze, Bluegrass Green, Indian Turquoise, Desert Turquoise, Royal Fushia, Tangerine, Citron Green, Lamp Black , Titanium White



I drew up a pattern for LARGE flip flops measuring 22" tall
I cut and sanded my wood
then sealed it using



Now the fun!!! Painting my flip flops!!!! 
The color combinations are endless!



I was having a summer thyme luncheon at my house
 for several girlfriends
 and 
wanted to send them home with a gift 
so I made several of these!


Some of my 
FAVORITE 
color combinations!











I used several coats of
to finish my sandals so they could be hung outside

I added saw tooth hangers to the backs of the sandals



This was a FUN project too work on!

provided 
me with the paints to complete this project 
as part of their
Blogger Outreach Program
and
Helping Artist Program
Thank you DecoArt!!!


You can view my 
Blogger Profile 


I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I have been working on!




Happy Painting Lynn!









Sunday, July 5, 2015

It's thyme to show you a piece called Boston Harbor

Today I would like to show you a design 
that I painted called
Boston Harbor


This design 
is by
Rebecca Trimble
and
can be found in her book
Rebecca's Collections

I enlarged this design to 33" x 24"


My pallette for this project


Antiques green, Antique White, Asphaltum, Black Plum, Blue Grey Mist, Burnt Sienna, Cadium Yellow, Camel, Celery Green, Lamp Black, Leaf Green, Light Buttermilk, Light French Blue, Milk Chocolate, Mississippi Mud, Neutral Grey, Plantation Pine, Raw Sienna, Rockwood Red, Soft Black, Titanium White, Uniform Blue



Base coating the back ground






Adding trees and shrubs










I always like to take a step back 
from my work to see how it looks 
from a distance


Starting the lighthouse 


As I was painting the lighthouse 
I was not really sure I liked the stones on it




 I decided to stop painting the lighthouse for the moment
and
proceeded to paint the house in front of it


I then realized that the stones appeared too large on the lighthouse

Above
is the
 BEFORE 
picture 
of the 
lighthouse


I repainted the lighthouse
because
I felt that the stones appeared too large
for
the size of the lighthouse
I was pleased with the lighhouse
AFTER
re-doing it
What do you think?


I also worked on the large trees in the distance
 to allow some light
to shine thru


Time to paint the houses




As I was painting the houses
 it appeared like they were in the water
so I changed the shoreline



I used
DecoArt Dura Clear Matte Varnish 
to
seal my piece

(In this photo you can better see the changes I made to the shoreline)



My husband made the frame for my
Boston Harbor 
piece


I used 
 Chalky finish 
to 
paint my frame
The color I used 
was 
Carbon

I sealed my frame 
with
Americana Decor


Deco Art provided me with the paints to complete this project as
part of their 
Helping Artist Program
Thank you DecoArt!

You can read my blogger profile


I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

Boston Harbor



Happy Painting!

Lynn



Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint
Long Island Head



Happy painting!
Lynn




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