I didn’t get any in progress pictures these last few times around, but I wanted to post an update on where the painting is at. There hasn’t been a lot of big changes, just lots of little work the last few sessions… I put in the old red truck but took it out again because the proportions …
Day 3 (WIP)
Another day, more painting done. I started working on the house in the background again, but I VERY quickly got tired and fed up with it. I don’t have a reference picture for the house, so I now regret not spending more time sketching it out. Still, I got a few things straightened out, but …
WIP (Day 2)
I seem to be celebrating the holidays this year by painting, lol, since yesterday on New Year’s Eve, I once again found myself painting the mural in my Grandma’s basement apartment: Since I had a New Year’s Eve party to get to, I only had time to paint for two or three hours. As such, …
WIP – Day 1
Christmas Eve, I was hard at work painting my first mural EVER in my Grandma’s basement. Well, Okay, it’s not strictly a mural, as we opted to have it painted on two 36×36 inch canvases, equalling a 72×36 inch canvass painting, instead of directly on the textured wall plaster. And why, do you ask, was …
Published!
WHOOT! I’ve been published in a magazine! Or, more accurately, the green velvet peacock cape that I made has been featured in the magazine Belle Armoire, Winter 2012 issue. They also asked me to write the article for it. ♥ Issue hits newsstands January 1st! Copies will be available for purchase here: www.bellearmoire.com Until then, …
Velvet Cape
Tassel detail, Fabric detail, and Clasp detail: I had been in a rush to get this in to submit it for a magazine before the deadline, but I wasn’t able to finish it in time to mail it in before the deadline. It was for Belle Armoire, which had a challenge for something …
Newspaper Dress – WIP
I recently saw that there was a call for work by one of Belle Armoire’s sister magazines, a challenge to reader to create something new and beautiful from old newspapers. I have been wanting to try making something like this ever since my high school fashion class. My teacher was always emphasizing the unique when it came to fashion …