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The Birth Of A Painting

Now that I'm not spending all my time staring at the computer screen I finally found time to finish the boys' painting. It all started with these little guys and blank canvas. While roaming around Michael's craft store I happened upon a SUPER SALE of stretched canvas (only $3 each, and now I'm kicking myself for not buying more) and these cut little painted wooden embellishments for only 33 cents each. Well at that price I'm willing to risk total failure so I bought them. I had the hardest time getting the right color of blue for the sky. It always seemed too dark and, because it is winter in the Pacific Northwest and I'm sick of dark skies, so I ended up putting on several coats of lighter blues before I was willing to accept it. This next part was the hardest for me. I don't know if I have ADD or anything but I really get bored with monotony. Painting the brown logs for the railroad had me going batty fairly early, but I hung in there long enough to get them all on. And here it is, folks, finally finished. The only big mishap (besides the color of the sky) happened just 5 minutes before completion. I had just finished painting the yellow stripes down the middle of the road, had laid the wooden pieces next to it and ran to get my camera. In the 1 minute that I was gone Monster Man decided to take the motor cycle for a test drive along the road, smearing yellow all over the place. I'll admit, I freaked out for a spilt second... but I quickly gathered my wits, hugged the very repentant little guy, fixed it up lickety-split, glued the wooden pieces on, and hung it before anything else could happen. Now it is up in their room and I gotta say it looks pretty cool in there. Posted by Ice Cream at 6:37 AM Labels: art, photos, pictures 
THAT is beautiful! Good job, good work, and good mom, you are!


February 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM 
Make me one!!! That would go so cute in my boy's room! You've just inspired me :) Thanks

February 7, 2008 at 12:03 PM 

February 7, 2008 at 1:03 PM 


PS: Nothing at all was wrong with his finger. He was just being 12. You know! :)

February 7, 2008 at 1:33 PM Holly Homemaker said...

Master of art!!

February 7, 2008 at 1:42 PM 
Lizzy -

I feel you on the cookie business. These are Andrew's Mom's cookies -- he's not a fan either! Some things ya like, some ya don't. Ian already gave me one thumbs up, one thumbs down this morning. He doesn't know what to think.

February 7, 2008 at 1:56 PM 

February 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM 
You've inspired me to close my computer and go do a project!

February 7, 2008 at 3:18 PM 
Wow, that is so cute! I don't think I could ever do that. Hey, your frosty is looking pretty good to me! I haven't been to Wendy's in a long time. I heard their rootbeer floats are really good.

February 7, 2008 at 7:21 PM 
Very nice. So glad you're finding your "real" life again, as opposed to the "virtual" life we tend to live when we spend all day on the computer. And that reminds me... I was given a couple of ready-made canvases for Christmas....

February 7, 2008 at 7:50 PM 
How fun is that? I love it!

February 7, 2008 at 8:07 PM 
Wow. Such talent! I love it. Bravo! Well Done! Hooray!

(Can you tell I'm a teacher? Recognize those compliments from teddy-bear and heart stickers?)

February 8, 2008 at 6:33 AM Happy face said...

Good job! The hug part too!

February 8, 2008 at 8:17 AM 
Wowsers, those turned out great!

February 8, 2008 at 9:40 PM 
That turned out great. I never thought of doing anything like that. I always get such wonderful ideas from you.


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February 11, 2008 at 1:14 PM 
That is really cute! I just love the helicopter especially : )

February 11, 2008 at 3:47 PM