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THE FLIP SIDE

9/28/2010

I simply cannot resist painting the backside of my flat canvases.
I get ready to seal the back side and then I find that, danged if I am not doing another whole painting.

The "front."

The "back."

The "back."
I forgot to get a pic of the front before I flipped it over...
So, to make up for it - here is a pic of it before I even started...

Some sort of affirmation/psychology printed on a nice canvas material.
Loved the canvas....
This was the first side and the painting went over the top of this and some of this lettering came through under the painting.
I liked it that way.
After the back-side dries - I will post a pic of the front.

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Busy Busy Busy

9/21/2010

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I have been busy the last few days with painting painting and more painting.

Flip side of the canvas floor cloth from the other day.
Put two coats of primer on last night.

Got a good start on it this afternoon.

Worked on this one...

Did some weird texture on this and plan on trying something - not exactly sure "what" - but that is another day.

Worked on this one too...

I think this one is done.

I also went to 3 thrift stores today to seek out treasures to sell.
I did not find anything wonderful today.
I did see a very unique way that Goodwill decided to display some items for sale:

Good merchandising
or
bad merchandising?
I guess it all
depends.

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Next Victims

9/19/2010

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I never know when I am thrift store shopping what I am going to find.
However,
I always know what I am looking for.

I look for antiques and collectibles and ugly paintings to paint over and and and...

Two weeks ago, at my local Goodwill store there was a round canvas painting that showed up. I was excited to think how fun that would be to paint over.
They priced it at $24.99.
That was a stupid high crazy price.
I waited to see if they would mark it down.
Nope.
Yesterday , I just happened to tell a supervisor that I was waiting for it to go 1/2 price and by that time, it would be full of holes from sitting on the floor so long.
He asked what I wanted to pay for it and I told him $14.99.
Bingo!
He marked it down for me on the spot.

I will have no qualms about
painting this over, and
I simply have no idea "how" I will paint this - but I am so looking forward to the process itself.

This is a large painted canvas I bought last week at Goodwill.
I kinda like the way it looks right now- but this is on the on the chopping block to being repurposed.
Bwaaa-haaa-haaa!

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Paint it and put it on the floor.

9/18/2010

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Started on a new floorcloth today.
I had it just perfect.
Then.
I added more and ruined it.
Washed it all off and started again.
Turned out lovely.
Again.

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Totally Affordable Art in the Making...

9/14/2010

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Art is quite often expensive.
So I have been trying to find a way to make and sell art that is affordable.
I am finding used canvas tote bags with advertising and paint over the
advertising part.
Huh?
Take a look...

Here is what they looked like before I got started...

And here is an idea of what a completed bag will look like...

Or something that....
:)

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A field trip for Helvi

9/12/2010

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I had an invite to go to an outdoor art show last week.
Come along...

I think this was a Trader Vics restaurant from the 60's. COOL COOL long tiled facade.

If you paid a small fee, you could paint on this car.How often do you get to do that?

The tires were kid height and LOTS of kids had painted on them!

This was my favorite photo of the day.

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I have my head in the clouds this week

9/8/2010

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I am taking an art class as I want to make realistic "things" on canvas and then alter or cover them with abstract paintings on top.
I have not taken an art class since high school - and that was a while ago.
Last week our teacher showed us a technique for making clouds.
I decided that making clouds on paper was a pain in the behind - so this week I have been trying out making clouds on canvas.
Here is my first attempt.

I am not sure if that is water or land under those funky clouds...

This is a painting I bought for $1 at an estate sale and I thought I could kinda see a landscape in it already - so I decided to cloud the issue.

I painted a light green over the bottom and scratched in some sort of grass like texture.
I thought the under-painting looked kinda fun there under the grass.
I think the clouds came out OK.
I am going to touch one of them up tomorrow. I wonder what I will learn in class tomorrow...
I can hardly wait...

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I like art - I love my iphone - I like taking photos!

9/2/2010

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There is a corn field I drive each day and along the edge of the corn field - closest to the road the farmers have planted several rows of sunflowers.
I stopped and asked if I could take some photos with my iphone.
Yep.
It was OK.
What fun!

This was just a few days later and you can see that the weather has taken it's toll on these lovely flowers.
I hope they plant more sunflowers next year and I will time it better to take lots more pics.

Having my iphone makes it easy to take photos anytime and that is a great treat.

Here is a photo of the outside of a laundromat in my small town.

I liked this photo and could not decide if I liked this next one better or not...

I know that these photos will somehow end up in my paintings ins some odd way...

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