finished...

I haven't been around all that much due to pregnancy kicking my butt.  I realized the other day that I hadn't yet posted pictures of my finished "work in progress" and since I got a brand spanking new happy early Christmas present from my awesome husband (aka:  a Nikon D60), I thought I'd put it to use.  

I ended up mixing some vintage text I found on etsy with the acrylic paint for added texture and then adding another layer of vintage text (not torn and covered with paint) to some of the circles.  I finished it off with using a blending medium as well as charcoal for shadowing.   

When I was finished I was so smitten with the final result that I decided to keep this painting for myself and my husband couldn't be happier.  He is constantly complaining that I never paint anything for "us."

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just a small public service announcement....

updates to come soon on what I've been working on.  Oh, and that "work in progress" ???  It's finished.  I'm currently undecided on whether or not I want to sell it because it looks pretty awesome in my living room.  pictures soon...

quote boards for your pleasure...

so, the work in progress is still a work in progress.  I have worked on it since posting the last picture, but it's not quite ready for its final unveiling. 

what exactly have I been working on these past few days? 

well, a little bit of everything in preparation for moving into the mall in tupelo (ms) in a few weeks, as well as preparation for the craft show I'll be doing at mississippi state university (also in a few weeks.) 

most of my time has been spent lately, working on one of  my best sellers, what I call the "quote board."  Here are a few examples:

all of them are on canvas panels and all but the ones in the last picture are painted with acrylic paint alone.  the last picture is of some that I do with paper added to the border.  all of them are sealed with 3 coats of varnish to keep them looking fabulous.  and yes, that is my own handwriting.  ;)

a work in progress..

I thought I would include one of my latest in progress paintings.  This one in particular has me a little unsure of how to proceed.  Originally I had some brilliant (ha) plan sketched out and set to replicate on canvas, but now I can't seem to find my sketch (remind me to become more organized) and as it's been so long since I first began this painting, I am not sure what to do next. 

As it stands I have one 16"x20" gallery wrapped canvas, textured and painted with heavy body acrylic (artist grade) paints in gold, yellow ochre, olive green, and deep purple.   I'm thinking I want to add some of my vintage textbook pages and go from there (I bought some awesome vintage paper salvaged from old books and textbooks on etsy a few months back).  Hmm, decisions decisions.

Hopefully I will repost the finished product and it will be "wow" worthy.  Until then, the jury is still out.

custom room sign: jake

I did this recently as a gift for a friend.  It's custom-made to match the decor of her son's nursery.  I absolutely love the way it turned out. 

Mid-way through the sign, I was unsure about how it was looking.  I tend to be a perfectionist and sometimes if certain things don't pan out the way I've planned I think it's going to be a disaster and find myself getting discouraged.  But I love the handwriting/font I came up with.  It seems to match perfectly with the background, and the beads around the edges finish it off nicely.

first post.

hello!

I have a website, I have an etsy shop- and so I thought I'd start a blog dedicated to my paintings, and other experiments.

so, welcome to sassi frassi!