GOING BIG!

This last spring I was asked to paint a float for the state parade!

I was thrilled to do it and spent many hours working on it.

They asked me to paint the murals on the books.  There are three books

in this float... the large one... the one that the grandma is holding...

and the big one in the front.

Look below to see the next page.

These next few pictures were taken from my phone, so they're not very clear.



The page turns mechanically and out comes a town center.

It's prett cool to see the video.  Unfortunately the only video I got

of it turning is very blurry.  I was able to paint all four pages of the book.

The hardest part of it all was taking it apart and throwing it away... yes.. I had to throw it away.

There was no room for it anywhere. :(



Preschool Mural

This was a blast to paint.  I went to visit my brother and his family and

decided to paint their basement to get them ready for

teaching preschool.

I painted insects and bird along the fence and on the tree

I used lightweight spackle to make the trunk of

the tree textured for a 3D look.

See the grasshopper!



Oils and Acrylics.

I only have these two examples because I haven't had the chance to do a lot with paints and I've given most of my work away without taking pictures first. I've learned my lesson. 

 My Great Grandma taught me when I was 13 how to oil paint.  I think that's where I get my talent from.  When I was 14 I painted this with her.  When she passed away I was able to get some of her paint brushes, I now have them in a frame hanging on my wall.

 This was fun to do!  This is done with acrylics and its on a wall.  I taped the wall off and plastered the stone and wood.  Then I painted it to make it look like stone and wood.  I may change the painting in the window.  I haven't decided yet :)  The cracks are not real cracks,  they are painted :)