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 

a 

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

Thyme to see a design by Kim Hogue that I painted called Harbor Sea Coast

Harbor Sea Coast 

is a design by

Kim Hogue CDA

that I painted

on a small childs armoire

that was mine growing up

I painted my design on the door to the armoire

I had to adjust the design some to make it fit my surface

My surface measured 

30" x 15"

I started out basecoating the surface, whale sign 

and

 lighthouse

Painting the lighthouse

and

adding the checks

working 

on the

WHALE SIGN

I used an "artistic" license to add my town to the sign

which is 

Barnstable

working on the sailboat

adding some shading to sail

and 

a 

STRIPE 

to the sail!

Now a STAR!

I originally painted

 BOSTON 

on the sail as 

Kim Hogue

did in her directions

BUT

I changed my mind and used an "artistic license"

and 

painted 

CAPE COD

instead!

Kim uses distressing sticks a lot in her designs

They are FUN to use!

They add so much dimension to your project!

Kim Hogue 

is the

 QUEEN of DETAIL!

She loves her embellishments!

I painted WOOD buttons for the wheels on the boat

painting the flag

FINISHED!

This piece was a LOT of work!

I love it!

But worth it!

You can find more of 

Kim Hogue's

designs at

HEAVENLY HEART CREATIONS

HERE

Hugs

Lynn

Thyme to give you The key to my HEART

Key to my HEART

is a 

Terrye French Design 

that I have painted several times

I have always loved painting this sweet design!

When painting the facial detail

it is best painted with a light touch of your brush using washes

Adding some shading and dimension

The HEARTS

 are painted in such a way to look like they were

stiched on

I added a vine and berries around the edge of the plate.

I love to paint vines.....they take a little practice

I drilled 2 holes in the side of the plate

 and 

strung a satin ribbon thru them

I addes a rusty old key 

and 

a grungy tag that says

KEY TO MY HEART

Once I had varnished my piece

 I sprayed just the pinafore part of the dress with spray glue

 then sprinkled on some 

DIAMOND DUST

for 

SPARKLE!

I am sending this plate to a 

very DEAR friend 

as a 

SURPRISE!

You can purchase this pattern at

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

HERE

So now you have

THE KEY TO MY HEART!

I hope you like it!!!

Hugs,

Lynn