Artsy Mood

Occasionally I get in "artsy" moods where I just have to paint, make or design something. It usually only lasts a few hours though, and if I don't finish the project within the time I am feeling creative, it never gets finished.

When Matt and I see art that we like at stores, I have the hardest time buying anything that I feel like I could do myself. So, I have been buying canvas and painting things for each room when ever I get in the right mood for a masterpiece. Here are a few of my pieces.

This one, I call "Reflection" (acrylic on canvas) is actually 4 different paintings. This is what was completed after using the canvas, and gesso-ing it over and over again until I finally finished something that I liked. If I recall, underneath is a picture of a rose, a landscape and a Native American design. Thankfully, the trees worked out nicely. Its not my favorite, but it looks good in our living room.This one is my "Go Green" project. Its a collection of all the scraps of green papers I had from scrap booking and other projects cut into butterfly shapes, obviously. No insects were harmed during the making of this shadow box.This piece, untitled, was my first time ever using oil! I have always painted with acrylic, and I was excited to try something new. I LOVE how this turned out, and I am happy that it looks great in our home. "Palm" was my second try at oil on canvas. I wanted something with a tropical theme for our powder room, and I think it turned out pretty cool. The second part of this is a close up of a Hawaiian flower, that I started when I was in the right mood, but now it sits, uncompleted in our closet. I hate when that happens."On a Wire" was created last night. I have been wanting to try something different by using newspaper on canvas for quite some time, and yesterday I realized it was a great time for me to try it. The birds idea came to me from this picture I took while waiting for a ride outside of Courtney's condo in Seattle. (Although my silhouettes are not nearly as good as this one.)

I love that our house is decorated in original art, but its too bad I have to wait for my artsy side to arrive!