It has been about 15 years since I
painted a picture. And even then I have only painted about three
pictures--one in watercolor (a still life), and two acrylic paintings
based on photographs. But placing color down on paper with paint and
brush just comes easily to me, for which I'm thankful to God.
I
was recently asked to paint a mural of sunflowers. Not only has it
been many years since I've painted, but I've also never painted flowers,
nor painted on a wall. I had to practice a little bit before I took on
this task. I stayed up too late the night before attempting sunflowers
and leaves. I had bought a couple of
Donna Dewberry
books awhile ago to see if that could speed up the process of painting
for me, but I have to say I like painting in my own way much better.
Her process just makes it harder for me, but maybe for someone who
doesn't know how to paint, it would make it easier.
So here is my first attempt at painting a picture after 15 years.
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I
painted these freehand (without drawing first), and tried to do the
petals using Donna Dewberry's technique. They turned out okay but not
great. I did a couple of other practice paintings, but haven't uploaded the pictures yet.
In the morning when my children saw the pictures, they clamored over who could have one.
I
have started the mural but am taking a break now to get back to my
homemaking, child training, and teaching (we are doing school through
the summer). Those things can't be neglected.
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Very nice - is it a large mural or something much more manageable?
ReplyDeleteThanks Joluise. I think it's going to be around 3' x 3'
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! You are blessed to have such talent! :)
ReplyDeleteI am blessed and I am thankful for it!
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