The Art I Want to Create

What direction am I going? The one thing that I know I have to do is art. It's all I think about. I want to do it all the time. If I'm not physically doing art, I want to research or study/read about an artist. For ten years, I forgot about art. It's not going away this time. I will figure out a way to create the art that makes me happy. My hope, in turn, is that it will resonate with others.

Painting in Progress

In the midst of my latest painting. What I find most interesting about starting a new piece is not knowing what direction it will go. I conjure up a simple idea in my mind and I just let the images develop.

     I had an empty window hanging on my wall for several years. I always new it needed something, but I could never pinpoint just what. Until I saw this picture on Pinterest. A big thank you to Emily and her blog for solving my empty window crisis.

I took a large piece of cardboard and wrote the word love on it. Then, I took an exacto knife and cut it out. I had red paint in my garage. I painted the letters red and hot glued the whole thing to the window. That's it! Easy! Not to mention, it has the perfect amount of my accent color.

Hand Print Tree

     A big THANK YOU to Liz at Naptime Decorator for this hand print tree idea. My little family had fun creating our own. I want to do one every few years as our family grows. 

 This was one of the first things I pinned and set out to accomplish. Love having it in my entryway.

I have been a huge Pinterest fan from the very beginning. In the upcoming weeks, I will be posting some of my favorite Pinterest projects that are around my house. Here's the first one- This project originated on Bower Power here. Love the look of the table with the red chairs. I refinished the table a couple years ago. It was a blonde colored, butcher block table that I paid my friend $10 for. I had red paint on hand that I had used in my kitchen. I recovered the vinyl seats with this colorful pattern. I lightly sanded the edges of the chairs. Absolutely love this look!

I am in love with this sign because it can be surrounded by family photos. I want to do to a series with this white background and black lettering because it is a classic style that can fit into any decor.

I love this painting and the way it turned out. I drew the sun free hand with a pencil and the started to paint. I'm stuck on this "Be YOU tiful" phrase.