Picnic Table No. 2

I'm happy to say I finished the second picnic table

for Aimee's Animal Farm Sanctuary

and thought I'd share some pictures of it with you. 

Unlike the first picnic table, this one

started out painted in a solid red color. 

It'd been placed in a part of the yard that gets

watered by irrigation, which means it was regularly 

sitting in water for extended periods of time. 

The legs were all rotted and my handy 

husband needed to replace those before

I could get started. 

As you can see, my palette colors were gray, blue,

green, and purple tones. It wasn't a typical 

palette for me, but I like the way it turned out. 

      

You can see a tiny part of the first table

I did in the background. 

My intent was for them to compliment

one other in style, without being too matchy-matchy. 

Now, I've got to get back

to the chicken coop panels I'm painting. 

More on that later. 

Thanks for visiting!

Terri

Painted Picnic Table

Imagine painting in an enclosed garage

without air conditioning and the temperature 

is over 105 degrees.

I had to keep the garage door shut because

it's monsoon season, and that means mosquitoes. 

Did I mention mosquitoes love me?

The affection isn't mutual. 

Although the working conditions weren't ideal,

I was in the zone and loving every minute of it. 

I made sure my glass of ice water was filled

and I was staying hydrated. 

It took me a solid 3 1/2 days to finish

and I'm pleased with the results. 

Delivery day was yesterday

and I'm so happy the dear

lady I painted it for loved it. 

Oh, to make a living at painting. . .

That'd be my dream. 

Terri