While I was laying down the newspaper, so I wouldn't get paint every where (I have a tendency to do that), I came across what has to be one of the greatest inventions EVER! I want one...
I thought this was going to be the background color...
But, I changed my mind to dark chocolate brown. It matches our leather couches and kind of looked leathery since I didn't wait for the first coat to dry all the way. I am an impatient person...I hate waiting for paint to dry!!! I turned the fans on high to help the process out. I am a paint it in couple of hours kind of artist. I think that is why I am a painter, not a quilter. I would probably never finish a quilt. I am kind of an instant gratification crafter....
Here is the almost final product...(the lighting isn't great so the background looks black...it isn't, I promise.)
This is a shot of it above the fire place in the sun room. This isn't going to be it's final resting place, but I wanted to look at it from distance....I changed the yellow part a little and I am not sure if I like it this way or the other way better...(ignore the air freshener thingy...This is right above Sadie's crate. With the rain we got all last week, I needed something to get rid of the wet puppy smell. These were on sale and I had a coupon that doubled so I got 12 of them for $3...They actually smell really good.)
I kind of love it...but not totally. I am going to hang it in the living room for a few days until I figure out what I am missing...Aaron said I should paint some of the smaller petals in the center...I really am not trying to go for what a real daisy looks like completely and I like the way the shading came out too much to cover it up...So,that isn't it...It may be hard to tell because the lighting isn't great, but I used a teal to shade with, so there really isn't another way to bring in more color...Not sure why I did it the way I did, but I like the one funky petal on the right side...I am going to work on the center a little more...maybe that will do it...Sorry, I am just thinking and typing at the same time. I guess that is kind of like talking to yourself. I think it is a little less crazy to type it though because no one is obligated to read this and it is kind of my journal...Any way! Help...What am I missing?
Oh, how I wish I could paint! I just love it myself, and wouldn't change a thing, but I don't know anything much about art. I hope you will show it to us when you are done and it is hanging?
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I would love it in my bedroom... it looks great. If it was my painting, I would like the center a bit darker yellow or something for more contrast? I don't know. Is it oils or acrylics? I don't know much about art, but my son does, maybe he can help me create one of my own.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I really should start painting again. One of these days I will. I love it. I think it is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAnother talent??!! Seriously? I could never whip out a painting like that. Amazing. That's all I can say...amazing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!!!!! If you think it needs something, the best thing to do is set it on the mantel where you are going to display it for a couple of days and walk by it a hundred times or so. (smile)As you scan the room and see other colors you will be inspired!!!! You might just decide it's perfect as it is. You could put a little shading at the bottom and a little highlighting of white to the top right of the center of the flower but I like your interpretation of things so I'm not sure I would change it. Or, you like reds...how about a ladybug at the bottom right corner of the center of the flower. Is that too cuteseey? If you EVEN wanted to try that I would paint one on a piece of paper...let it dry and just lay it on to see before messing up the painting.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the finished product.
I just had to tell you that when I went to post my comment the word verification was "painter". Can you believe that?
ReplyDeleteWhen I looked at your pictures again I noticed that your first picture seemed to have a touch of a darker color to the top left of the center. That seemed to give some contrast. Some daisy centers have that effect.
I thought about your talent a lot last night. You really should take more time to paint...you really have a gift.
How fun to be able to whip something pretty out like that ... I think I would worry and wonder and plan so long that I'd never get around to painting ... bad example because I can't paint, but get around to doing something else :)
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