Tis the SEAson! Are you ready?

Yes it is the SEAson.........a very busy thyme for sure in my STUDIO!

Step inside to see what I have been working on!

OH.....don't be fooled by the "neatness" this is one of my archive pictures that I'm using!

I wouldn't dare post a picture 

of the 

"organized creative mess" 

my 

STUDIO 

is in 

at the moment!

Even with the help of my 

ELF HINKLEY

I am still feeling a bit behind!

HINKLEY 

has

 been packing boxes

of

  Christmas MAGIC

as fast 

as 

I can get all my projects painted!

Today 

I wanted to show you my latest project !

I decided to paint something for me!

Tis the SEAson

is a design 

by

Cynthia Erekson

This packet included 2 designs!

My Palette

DecoArt American Acrylic

Antique Gold, Camel, Coral Shell, Driftwood, Milk Chocolate, Warm White, Arbor Green, Charcoal Grey, Dove Grey, Heritage Brick, Neutral Grey, Bleached Sand, Coral Blush, Deep Burgundy, Lamp Black, Plantation Pine

Let's Paint!

This project was painted

 on 

vintage toweling

Painting on fabric can be a bit intimidating 

but 

having the right 

tools, brushes and paint 

really makes it quite easy

 and 

fun!

I used a

 Sewline Roller Ball Tracer Pen

 and 

white graphite paper 

to transfer my design 

to

 the fabric

(This tool will not rip your pattern and helps to easily transfer lines to cloth)

I also keep a TIDE to Go Pen handy 

for any accidental paint smudges 

on your fabric that 

hopefully won't happen!

I used 

Scharff Moon  and Stain It 

series brushes

along with

Silver Brush LTD. 

Ultra Mini , Designer Rounds and Lettering Brush

The Santa's are undercoated 

using

thinned paint 

with the 

Stain It brush

Using thinned paint 

on the cotton cloth 

allows it

 to 

remain

 soft and pliable

Painting coat and other details

Painting face and beard

Finished!

I heat set the paint with a hot iron and pressing cloth prior to sewing

Now to stitch my pillow!

Pillow #1 is done!

Starting the second pillow

These designs painted up really quick!

Second pillow is done!

While I was working on the pillows I also needed a quick hostess gift!

I had a small wood sled in my "stash"

I base coated it 

and 

painted one of the Santa designs on it

DecoArt 

provided me with the products 

to 

complete these projects

as part of

 their

Helping Artist

and 

Blogger Outreach Programs

Thank you DecoArt!

You can find my Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed 

watching me paint

Tis The SEAson!

Happy Painting!

Lynn

Thyme for a JOYFUL WELCOME

Are you ready yet????

There are 15 days left until Christmas

and

I'm not ready yet!!

Step inside 

my 

STUDIO

to see what I have been working on!

Today I am going to show you a design

that I have painted

by

Cynthia Erekson

called

JOYFUL WELCOME

My Palette

DecoArt American Acrylics

Antique Gold, Brandywine, Country Red, Hauser Medium Green, Light Buttermilk, Plantation Pine, Snow White, Antique White, Burnt Umber, Dusty Rose, Honey Brown, Milk Chocolate, Red Iron Oxide, Sand, Black Green, Camel, Hauser Light Green, Lamp Black, Mustard Seed, Shading Flesh

Dazzling Metallics

Venetian Gold

Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint

Black Ice

I began by lightly sanding 

and 

sealing the Santa cutout

with

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer

When dry lightly sand again and remove dust

Let's Paint!

 I first painted the large plywood circle 

Lamp Black

When dry I loaded the flat side of a 2" sponge brush heavily 

with

 Black Ice Glitter Paint

I began in the center repeatedly pressing the brush firmly down and lifting straight up

This gave my surface a nice texture

I then set this aside to dry and began working on my Santa

I base coated the Santa with Antique Gold

When dry I transferred the main elements of the design

I am now working on the coat, cuffs and shading

Next I base coated the face and beard

I am beginning to paint the eyes

I am now painting the face detail

I am now painting the trim on the hat

I have completed the initial shading on the coat

I am now creating a sparse beard 

with

  Sand 

leaving some of the 

Antique White

under beard showing

I am now adding some Light Buttermilk hairs to the beard

I am now dry brushing some bright high lights on the coat

The fur coat trim and cuffs are spattered heavily with Camel 

I have painted the banner, buttons, shoes and mittens

I am now painting the stars on the round surface 

with 

Venetian Gold

I am checking for placement of remaining stars

I added some that appear to be behind Santa

I dry brushed in the ground area

I changed the greenery from the original pattern

Adding the pine needles is done by painting the needles in "layers" of various values

Now to add some berries

The large circle is spattered heavily 

with 

Light Buttermilk

I then applied several coats 

of 

Dura Clear Matte Varnish

I used Arlene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue 

to 

attach the Santa to the plywood circle

I decided to place my Santa inside a large fresh green wreath

I drilled 4 tiny holes in the outer edge of the plywood circle

 so I could attach it 

with wire to my wreath

I added some red berries and a bow

DecoArt

provided me with the paints 

to 

complete this project

As always

 THANK YOU 

DecoArt 

for all the wonderful projects

 to design 

and

 create with!

You can view my DecoArt Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

a

JOYFUL WELCOME

Happy Painting !

Lynn