Tuesday, February 23, 2010

You could be the next Picasso...

We crafters all have an endless supply of paint, but how many of us actually paint? I mean, like as in a painting?

I have all these blank canvases and one day I just decided to give it a go.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of the snow, and I'm totally obsessed with birds right now, so I knew I wanted a bird/springy looking painting.

I looked up some videos on you tube about different techniques I wanted to try and then I got to work.

All in all I think it turned out alright. I am OBVIOUSLY not the next Picasso...but still, not too terrible :) I'm just glad I decided to give it a try. I took 4 years of art in high school and painting was my absolute FAVORITE thing. But I forgot how truly therapeutic it is to sit down and just run with it. Give it a try this week, you'll thank me later!!!!!!!! :)





11 comments:

  1. Wow....I'm tempted to paint this same picture myself just to show you how great of a job you did! Even with my best effort it would probably look like a 1st grader did it! Awesome!

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  2. You're inspiring me! I have some new acrylics and a friend gave me a canvas. I'm chicken to "screw it up!" I have so many ideas rolling around in this creative head, and need to just give it a try.
    Nice job!
    Julie

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  3. LOL, thanks girls! Julie, GO FOR IT!!!!!! Worse comes to worst you hate it and have to paint over it, but still, it'll be like therapy, just go nuts!!!! :)

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  4. Yours looks gorgeous, mine would look not so gorgeous! Very spring like.

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  5. I just love it! Certainly makes you forget about snow!

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  6. Jeez!! that's 'just giving it a go'?? that's pretty great!!

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  7. Nikki, you are amazing! I have a little something for you over at my place...come see! Kelly @ http://chickncharge.blogspot.com/

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  8. that is great!
    clicky heel

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  9. what...no squirrels in that there tree??

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  10. I love the colors and the detail on the sparrow! BRAVO!

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  11. Well, if you're going for picasso, you'd need to put the birds head on upside down with one eye by it's tail feathers :)

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