This past week or two I have been talking a lot about my comfort zone….
…or lack thereof!!
One of my goals for this year was to pull out my paint brushes at least six times during the year.
I did one day when we were in Canada…..
It was so much fun!!
When I first started playing with paint, I purchased a set of inexpensive acrylic paints but had never opened them.
A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to try using them!!
I admit that I love watching Facebook and YouTube reels, especially about painting, pottery, and, of course, quilting.
One of the things I have learned is to make a wash for the background, so……
I started with a string of white and covered the canvas….
Next, I made dots and blobs of other colors…..
Finally, I used a larger brush and painted from the center out…..
I learned that I needed to wash out the brush more so that everything didn’t get so muddy!!
Several weeks passed as I thought about what to add to the painting.
Finally, last week I was struggling with my “no comfort zone” quilt, so I grabbed my paints and made a start!!
Starting with a bit of yellow and brown…..
…. and “pounced” a flower center.
Okay….that’s an okay start!!
But what type of flower is this?? A sunflower sounds easy….let’s do that.
I mixed up some yellow paint, poised the brush over the canvas…..
Took a REALLY deep breath…..
And painted the first layer of petals….
I darkened the yellow, painted a second layer of petals, lightened the color again, and painted one more round.
This is what I ended up with……
I am happy with this start!!
My sweet husband made me feel wonderful by asking if he could put it in his office at work. I said “maybe” because I am unsure it is finished!! I may add something else (maybe another sunflower) to the background.
So now I need 3 more days of painting before the end of the year…. I better get busy!!
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