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

It's thyme to TAKE CARE OF MY HEART

TAKE CARE OF MY HEART

is

 a new design

 that I have painted 

for 

Painting With Friends

I painted this design on a wood pizza peel

BUT

it would look great on many surfaces!

this design was inspired 

by 

Terrye French

The snowmen were painted using

 a 

"dry brush".

Layers of drying brushing 

added a nice contour to the snowmen

Adding facial details

I kept my colors soft.

This was a fun pattern to paint!!!

You can purchase this 

E-PATTERN

HERE

Happy Painting!

Lynn