Umbrella Vaccine painting

My university art teachers always told me, "Nothing is ever complete," and I really didn't like that explanation back then... but after about a month of this painting sitting on the shelf, I decided it was incomplete and needed something more.  So I added some background colors.  (Again, artists, don't do as I do!  Paint the …

Aqua Frame

When I was going frame-crazy, putting framed pictures all around the apartment, I decided I really wanted something in my bathroom to liven it up.  I spent a whole $3 on a black frame at Wal-Mart (4x6"), which housed my most colorful picture, but it wasn't enough.  The last couple days, I've been making little …

Phoenix Painting – day 20

I've added some of the flame colors!  It's a first layer and I need to alter the shape of the wings (the flames made them too big), but I got a lot done on it today.

Phoenix – day 6

I got the first coat of the background in for the night sky.  (The blue/purple is darker than this, but it's a little cloudy outside so I couldn't get a good shot.) I'm attaching a "work progress" gallery.  It's not much now, but when the painting has more work, it will be a better demonstration of the process.  PS …

Harry Potter Wands – a new (group) project!

I saw a cute video on YouTube about crafting Harry Potter wands from hot glue and chopsticks.  I felt the chopsticks were too small for my needs, but I found some 1/4" dowels at Hobby Lobby that were cheap and worked much better. Without further ado, MY FIRST WAND! MATERIALS hot glue gun + hot glue sticks …