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Children’s Drawings…
Today River drew a picture of one of our cats, Shadow Monster. She is in that stage where her drawing goes from scribbles..to clear and recognizable forms. I love watching children draw and seeing their progress through the years.
Going back and looking at past drawings is so fun. The drawing above is from over a year ago. It is one of her first drawings.
Some of Tuesday and Quinn’s old drawings I have framed and hung on the wall. The one above is a drawing Quinn did when he was about six years old. It makes me smile!
This is one Tuesday did when she was about six also. The smile and the big heart just crack me up!
They have both done so many great drawings and paintings over the years! To me, there is nothing like the way a child draws….
In: Quinn, River, Tuesday, drawing
Painting a Mural…..
My latest mural is coming along quickly. It is so much smaller than the other one…..I can do just a bit of work and it makes a difference (have I said that before?)! Did you ever want to paint a mural on one of your walls, but thought you couldn’t do it? Well, you should just go for it! I start out by thinking about which wall I would like to paint..maybe start off small..in a bathroom or somewhere like that. Then, I think about what I would like to paint. Usually, I find a picture in a children’s book or magazine….there are so many incredible images!
Then, I scan the image and load it onto my computer. I have a Panasonic LCD Projector that I use…but you don’t have to use one of those…you could use a simple projector..I have one of those too…a Design Master Projector, which works great. The only difference is that I can use the Panasonic LCD projector in the daytime..I don’t have to wait until it is dark outside, which I have to do with the Design Master projector.
Then, I set up the projector and my laptop and position the picture. And I draw out the design using a pencil…very lightly. This sets your mural up so that you are ready to paint.
Then you get started on the painting, which I think is the fun part…seeing the mural come to life! Sometimes your pencil lines disappear when you paint, but they are meant as guide lines only. When I am finished painting, I usually outline everything using black paint, or my new best friend….a Sharpie paint pen!! These things are my new best friend!
I’ll keep you posted with my progress on this mural!
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In: drawing, murals, painting
Excuse Me..Are You a Witch Mural….continues…
I’m slowly making progress on the new mural. It is nice to be doing a smaller mural. I can see the progress much faster…….not that I’m progressing that much faster..but even when I do something small, it seems like more.
The problem with this area is that it belongs to the dogs, literallly. It is the only spot in the house where they like to sleep. They aren’t allowed on any furniture, so this is their way of thinking they are on the furniture. So, while I am painting, I have to shoo them away. Then, when I am done, I have to put something on the window seat, to keep them away, until it is dry!
After the mural is finished, I need to get new cushions and sew new covers and pillows!
In: Creations, drawing, murals, painting
Still sketching….
So, I am still sketching for my new mural. It is in our living room, in the reading nook. The sketch is a bit hard to see in the photograph…..The drawing is from the book “Excuse Me….Are You a Witch?” by Emily Horn and illustrated by Pawel Pawlak. It is an adorable book. The picture features the main character, Herbert, in the library….!
To be continued when I actually start the painting…….
