Painting Frustrations and Lessons Learned

It's not fun to share my disappointments.

But it's important for me to be 

transparent about my art journey

(the successes as well as the failures). 

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*Remember to keep pressing forward.

*Don't linger too long on any one painting. 

*Move on to your next piece.

These are some of the lessons

that I learned over the weekend. 

I was working on this folk art piece and 

thought my design was okay, but I wasn't 

happy with the colors. 

Imagine a visual "scratching on a chalkboard".

That's the best way to describe it. 

 Instead of leaving well enough alone, 

I decided to rework it. 

Hoping to harmonize, I ended

up making a big mess of things.

I kept working and reworking it.

Whatever I did seemed to get me further

away from where I wanted it to be. 

I came to the conclusion, that it'd been

better had I just left it alone and moved

on to my next painting. 

On the bright side, I learned something of value.

I'm not sure if I'll paint over this one

and reuse the board, or keep it as a reminder.

Either way, I'm excited to be moving on to my next piece

and taking this valuable lesson with me!

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