Daily Paintings of Late

My goal is to finish

a painting a day. 

I'm not always successful

with that goal, but I have

been successful in pressing

forward whether I reach it or not. 

This fact is a win for

me on it's own. 

Here are some

of my most recent

accomplishments. 

I'll keep my words

to a minimum in this post.

Thank you for visiting

and touching base.

I hope you have a fabulous week!

Terri

This House is for the Birds

I hadn't planned on posting more

than once this week, but I took

these pictures this morning and

thought, 'Why not?'

 This is another one of our collaborations 

(my husband the builder, and me the artist). 

This is probably

my favorite bird house that we've

made together. 

I think it's because the design

is the funkiest he's made so far, and

I'm all about the funkier the better. 

It also makes me think I'm sort

of weird as an artist, because I 

love color clashes. 

(as is obvious by my pieces). 

Sometimes it's intentional,

and sometimes it's just because

I have to use whatever paint

I have on hand. 

Either way, I try and make 

it work and am usually 

pleased with the outcome. 

Thank you for visiting

and saying hello. 

Terri

Cats and Skulls and Magnets, Oh My!

The past weekend was so much fun! 

My daughter and son-in-law

took their "mom's" out for an early

 surprise Mother's Day celebration. 

(It's so nice being good friends

with my daughter's mother-in-law.)

The four of us went to the 

English Rose Tea Room

in Carefree Arizona. 

It was just perfect. 

Being a tea drinker myself I had

to up my game the following morning

and forgo my usual mug for Grandma's 

porcelain tea set. 

While it wasn't quite as delicious without

the real cream and lump of sugar,

it extended the delightful memory just the same. 

If you ever happen to be in the 

area, it's a wonderful place to visit. 

* * * * *

Moving on now to my 

art creations of this past week. 

Here's a pic of my purple kitty plaque, . . .

. . . . my new skull plaque, . . . 

. .  .  and some fun little art magnets. 

These little guys are all painted on 2"x 2" pieces of wood. 

I decided to make some one of a kind 

mini artwork magnets as well. 

This little kitty is one of those. 

So much fun! 

Hope you have a wonderful week. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Terri

Home Tweet Home Bird House Part 2

Here're the rest of the pictures

of my funky folk art bird house. 

If you missed Part 1, you can see that here.

My husband asked me to 

draw a couple designs for him 

to adhere to the sides of the house to

give it some dimension. 

I gave him my drawings and after looking at me 

quizzically for a second, 

(He's the first to admit he doesn't get art.)

he cut them out using his scroll saw 

and nailed and glued them to the house. 

He liked them much better once

he saw them in their finished state. 

I took the following picture so 

you can see that every visible 

surface is painted with some

type of design. 

I even paint a design on the bottom

(which I didn't take a picture of). 

There's more dimension and raised

elements on the back. 

I try to make the overall design balanced,

but not perfect. That's the fun of folk art for me. 

Thanks for visiting. 

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Terri

Home Tweet Home Bird House

This is the project I've 

been working on this past week. 

As I mentioned before, we're

building up our bird house collection. 

I'll post some pictures

of the other two sides on Friday. 

My husband is thinking it's too blue. 

Hmmm. . . I'll have to think about that. . . 

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Folk Art Bird Feeder

My husband and I finally 

hung our bird feeder. 

It's the Chirp'n Chomp Cafe

where you can eat Cheep Food.

Cheesy I know, but I'm my Fathers' daughter. 

We learned a lot with this

project. It was one of the first we

made together. 

For instance, there're some things that

need to be painted before

the piece is put together. 

You can see the inside. It's

so narrow that I can't fit

a brush to do any painting in there. 

(As I write this, I realize I probably

could've done some stamping.

I'm tempted to go do that now, we'll see.)

Fortunately, most of that blank

space will be filled with bird seed

and hopefully birds!

Most of the painting was free hand work

with the exception of the "landing pad"

where I used a paper doily as a stencil.

It's a little hard to see in the picture.

Because I couldn't reach the inside,

I made sure to cover all

the sides I could reach including the bottom.

I want it to be pretty for any

kids looking up at it. 

All that's left is to add bird

seed and see who shows up. 

Thanks for visiting. 

Hope you make it a great day!

Terri

Bird House No. 3

I keep this bird house in 

my family room of all places. 

My friend gave it to me as a gift 

to paint and keep. 

She designed it and her husband built it. 

I love the shape and the bent spoon perch. 

This project was one of the first

times I used a folk art technique. 

Prior to this I was more structured

and measured in my designs. 

I'm hoping eventually to have my 

husband make a stand for it. 

I'd love to move it to our front entryway. 

Thanks for visiting! 

Terri

Pink Castle Bird House

I'd love to share some pictures

of our pink castle bird house. 

I say "our" because my husband and I

collaborate on our bird houses. 

He builds, and I paint.

We work well together because

I let him do his thing, and 

he let's me do my thing.

Originally my intention was to have a 

pink stand for the castle. 

When it was time to place it 

on the stand, I happened to have

this brown based stand ready at the

same time. 

The brown based stand ended up being the right fit. 

I made a beaded chain with thin gage wire for the draw bridge. 

Inside on the back wall is a surprise not visible in the pictures.

There's a mini cow skull with a halo of colorful 

cold pressed clay flowers. 

Every surface is decorated so you

can see the folk art design from all angles.

Please excuse the "background noise" in my pictures.

The stand and birdhouse are affixed 

to one another and it's not the easiest piece to move. 

I did use all exterior house paint and

finished it with a marine spar varnish.

It'll be safe in the elements, but for now I keep

it in our spare bedroom until it sells. 

 Thanks for stopping by! 

Terri