Paint With Me: Smear

I almost didn’t finish this, but I was determined. Especially since I’ve missed out on my fave link ups lately (Mono Monday and Sweet Shot Tuesday).

Heather’s theme for this week’s challenge was “Smear”. Hmmmm….after I got the image of myself smearing glorious amounts of paint on a giant canvas (and wouldn’t that be fun!) I decided that maybe something smaller would be better. Y’know cause the neighbors may not enjoy the sight of me cavorting, paint-covered and giggling madly as I fling paint at a canvas in my driveway. My studio isn’t big enough for a large canvas, you see. There is a smidge of method to my madness after all…just in case y’all were wondering.

Anyway…

Everything on this canvas board is either smeared or spattered….well, almost everything. I only used a brush for the swirls in the star’s wake and a pen to outline the star a bit. This was a lot of fun and I loved that the challenge was a little outside the box. Thanks, Heather!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Paint with Me Thursday ~ Buttons

My cousin Lisa from Boondock Ramblings joined a weekly link up challenge that involves ART! I’m in love, y’all! Heather from Simply Feather is the genius behind the Paint with Me challenge and she graciously invites all artists to join in the creative fun…no matter their preferred medium or skill level. I love that. Thanks Heather!

This week’s challenge was about buttons. I heart buttons. I have a stash of vintage buttons left over from my great-grandmother’s sewing business years ago. I had visions of doing something more elaborate than what I came up with, but sometimes you gotta do whatcha gotta do when you’re a mom…and your Hubby just had shoulder surgery! Besides, I kinda dig the results…

This piece is made up of odds-n-ends from around my little studio….

  • old hard back book cover – painted
  • painted vintage sheet music heart – fixed on the cover with heavy matte medium
  • faux pearl beads from a local thrift store sewn on the heart
  • “imagine” embellishment from my leftover scrapbook stash
  • vintage button also sewn on the heart
  • scrap of ribbon
  • straw (yes, a straw!) taped to the back to string the ribbon through for a hanger

Now I just have to find it a home in the house…maybe the mantle in our kitchen?