From doodle to work of art…

For Christmas last year, my brother and sister in law requested a piece of art from me for their home.  In my usual timely fashion I have only just managed to make them something this week. Oops.

I find the idea of creating something like this for someone else quite daunting. Taste, especially with regard to art, is very personal so I was extremely nervous about doing this. Anyways, this piece started with a doodle, which I worked on during a full day team meeting at work last week. You know, when I should have been concentrating. Im an active listener!

I really liked the idea of turquoise… but the accents in their house are red, so I kept it simple with red, black and white. I also wanted to make it a little less busy than the doodle, so stuck to a few main elements. Once I’d drawn a rough sketch on the canvas, using acrylic paint I filled in the black outlines…

Before adding in the red accents. Here’s the finished piece drying outside in the late evening sun:When it was completely dry I gave it a couple of coats of spray gloss to seal it (this also makes it look more professional), I use this brand: Unfortunately I don’t have a photo of it on the wall in their house as yet.  But I’m pretty sure they loved it which was a relief!!!

While working on this project my apprentice was hard at work on his on his own piece of art…

I love how carefully he works, and with such concentration!

And his piece has made it to the wall in our home! So do you ‘make art’ for your home?  What do you like to paint? Hope your week is going well 🙂 Janette xx