September 5
Try This – Backgrounds 1
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This year, I’ve been trying a lot of different creative pursuits. As time as gone by, I’ve started to see that one of the things I enjoy most is painting.  I want to do more painting, so this month I’m going to paint some backgrounds to prepare for some more of the girls I like to paint.
This week’s background was inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts’ book, Taking Flight. All the paints I used are Martha Stewart Crafts Satin Acrylics.
I painted the background Meadowlark.
I dabbed on Sea Lavender.
Then, rubbed it in with a paper towel.
I brushed on Pacific Iris and sprayed it with water.
Then, I blotted it with a paper towel.
I brushed Carrot on a piece of textured, nonstick drawer liner.
Then, pressed it down on the painted background.
I brushed Arrowhead on a piece of bubble wrap and pressed it on the bottom on the canvas.
Using one of the paint bottle caps, I stamped circles using Sea Lavender.
I added some depth by painting Pacific Iris inside the circles.  After it dried a bit, I added some dabs of Pacific Iris to the bottoms of the circles, sprayed them with water and let them drip down.  All that’s missing is a little girl.
Daily Inspiration
The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the bad ones away.
Linus Pauling
Wow! That is really beautiful! It’s awesome even without a girl painted on it!
Really lovely.
Wow love seeing how you’ve created the background step by step, can’t wait to see what comes next!
Love and hugs Sue and the Taylor pack plus Belle
Beautiful!
What a wonderful post. It inspires lots of possibilities.
Thanks.
Have a great day.
hugs, Max, Bugsy, and Knuckles
Wow! That is so cool!
I love the way you have built up the picture like that!
Lynne x
That’s so cool seeing the process develop 😀 Love the quote!