"Home Tweet Home" Bird House with Stand

It feels so good to have this one finished. 

I've finally freed up a little more floor

space in my art room. 

It's funny though, solving one problem can 

sometimes create another.

The newly created space in my art room

is now filling up space in our guest room.

Oh well, hopefully we'll get some of

these sold and that'll free up that room.

Dream big, right?

I wanted to take this out in the yard

to get some pictures, but we had

a much needed rain storm last

night and the ground is still wet. 

This'll have to do for now. 

We've made two stand sizes for our

bird houses. This

size is the shorter of the two. 

The flower embellishments on the sides of 

this house are raised wood cut-outs. 

I drew a couple flower patterns on

wood and my husband cut them out

and affixed them to the sides. 

The next two pictures I took from underneath

so you can see that every spot is painted. 

This was an important tip I learned

from a very wise gallery owner and art dealer. 

Don't leave any blank spaces!

Thanks for visiting!

Sugar Skull Dog House

I recently finished painting another folk art 

dog house that my husband built. 

In case you missed the first one, you may

see it here. 

This time I started with a lighter background. 

Pink is my favorite color right

now, so I try to incorporate it whenever I can. 

I may eventually go in an add

some more detail to it, but for now it's finished.

I love Mexican and Southwest

inspired designs as you can see. 

I made sure to use all exterior house

paints. 

Every time my husband and I are at 

Home Depot, I'm always checking the "oops shelf"

in the paint department. 

Now all it needs is a little Chihuahua

and we'll be all set. 

Thank you for visiting! 

Terri

Bird Love Drawing

I drew this lady when I was first 

experimenting with colored pencils. 

Obviously I used markers and pens as

well, but her face is colored pencil. 

I'm thinking of remaking it now that I've

learned a little more about blending

and using colored pencils. 

I say remake it, because I don't have 

the actual piece anymore.

Another mistake I mistake I made was using

more of a textured watercolor paper instead

of a smooth Bristol Paper.

There're a lot of elements to the 

design that I do like, and some I'll leave out. 

Just talking about it is stirring up  

motivation to get started.

That said, I can't get sidelined!

I have to finish my current project first.

(More on that later). 

The one thing I don't want is a room full 

of partially finished pieces.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you have a wonderful day. 

Terri