Burlap Painting

I have been working on some small paintings on burlap.  
I figured I would practice on some small ones.

It was fun, think I will have to get to work on some bigger ones.

Painting Sunflowers

I love painting Sunflowers, they are my favorite things to paint.

When I am trying new techniques, I often use sunflowers as the subject because I am so comfortable painting them.

Here are some that I have painted:

Acrylic on canvas, one of my favorite paintings.  I kept this one for myself. :)

 This is one I recently did doing markers, it was a lot of fun.

This is pen, watercolor and collage.

Acrylic on canvas with polka dots. :)

Pen, watercolor and colored pencils.

I did this one today, acrylic on burlap. Hard to get details on the burlap, but fun.

Now, if only I could grow sunflowers...I have planted them so many times with no luck.

Thanks for stopping by,

Trisha

Painting Table

This is what my painting table looks like today:

Keeping Busy! 

Changes

Sometimes after looking at a painting for awhile I realize it needs some reworking.

Here are a couple paintings that I recently have reworked.

Hopefully they are improved. :)

Before:

After:

I think the green was just a little too overwhelming in the before.

I like the blue added to the background.

Before Teacups:

After:

The pink background was just too much for me.

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by,

 

snowman and sheet music?

I had a canvas.  I had sheet music.  I wanted to paint something Christmas but also could carry over to winter.

Hmmmm 

A snowman.

Do you like how it turned out? 

 How could you not? 

he is just so dang cute.

stay warm, trisha

job 12:8

We should all do this once in awhile.

keep painting, trisha

a stack of teacups

Stacked precariously on top of each other.

Another fun painting available at the tea room.

keep painting, trisha

believe

Believe.

A simple request but sometimes so difficult to grasp.

keep painting, trisha

A tall order of tea

Another painting available at Afternoon Tea.

keep painting, trisha

words of wisdom

some simple words to live by

keep painting, trisha

love

LOVE

enough said

keep painting, trisha

all the birdies in a row...

My fave- birds. 

These fellows are ready to just march right out of the colony in a line.

keep painting, trisha

teacup of flowers

Here is another one for the tea room.  

I am really enjoying these bold colors and fun images.

keep painting, trisha

Soar

Everyone has dreams. 

We need to take those dreams and soar with them.

What do you dream of?

keep painting, trisha

a stack of birds..

I am trying to keep my space at the Carolina Artists' Colony filled.  

But my birds are so popular they keep flying out the door. 

keep painting, trisha

linking to:
The Shabby Nest : Frugal Friday
Make it Fabulous : Momma's kinda crafty
Tickled Pink : #504 Main

live in the sunshine..

Emerson said, " live in the sunshine".

I agree.

keep painting, trisha

Tea and polka dots..

I am now doing more painting for Afternoon Tea - which is a tea room in Sanford.  This one I took in to fill her walls with color and a tea theme. If you ever meet Christina you will realize she has a zest for life so vibrant colors and pattern are her to a "tea".

keep painting, trisha

wonder

Wonder...

It's life's great pleasure.  

To just wonder.

keep painting, trisha

Birds..

Birds. 

I love them.  

All of them. I adore watching them and then capturing their grace on a canvas or paper.

I paint a great deal of birds and it is always a different look. I do realistic birds and folk birds.  This one is a nod toward folk. 

No two birds are exactly alike - just like humans.

They are a wonder in nature.

keep painting, trisha

how do birds stay warm in the winter?

Why with a hat, scarf and boots.

This is just one adorable bird don't you think?

keep painting, trisha