So I had such great intentions when I started this blog, that I would write and update it daily. Unfortunately I had the same idea with other projects I started at the same time as I started this blog. Although I do not have many new art pieces to update my blog with, I do have a couple projects I worked on during my pregnancy that I would like to share with you.....
My first project
In the process of decorating the nursery, I stumbled upon the Dwell Studio website and loved the silhouette animal canvases that they hung above the crib. I decided to make my own and save a ton of money. You only need the supplies and of course your time.
Materials needed-
2 canvases of the same size (I choose 24x24 inches)
acrylic paints
pencil for tracing
scissors
1 small paint brush for the small details and edges
1 larger paint brush
animal silhouettes
picture hardware to hang on the wall
(many of the supplies you can find at your local art supply store)
I started by going through a clip art animal silhouette book and picking the animals that I liked to be in the two pieces. From there, I went to Kinko's and enlarged the animal silhouettes on a xerox machine to the desired size. Next I cut them out, placed them on the canvas where I liked them and traced them. I already had my paint colors mixed and I started filling inside the traced animals with my paint brush. I kept it pretty basic with the colors, I stayed in the same color range of reds and added a neutral color too. The only thing left is to add the hardware to the back of the canvas and hang them securely on the wall.
Here are 2 examples of the works in progress:
Here is another view of the finally competed nursery!!!
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