I tackled a different kind of painting project. I should be working on furniture, based on the size of my stash…but a bit of a sore throat and a cough seemed to indicate that staying inside was in order!
It’s well known that I love signs and quotes in all their varieties (you can see my Etsy shop if ye doubt). I’ve been pondering ways to make mine unique and separate from the many other lovely versions that are available. I thought about using some ombre backgrounds, and that idea morphed into this:
Here is an 18” x 24” canvas that I painted Sunday night. “What is it?” you may rightly wonder! Well, lacking the skills to actually make a painting that looks like something…I decided to settle for reminding you of something!
To me, the reds, yellows, and oranges are reminiscent of a sunset. But I suppose it could be a sunrise, too...although if it is, I keep thinking, “Red sky the morning: sailor take warning!” And I don’t even sail!
I over-laid the scene with a favorite quote from Mother Teresa:
“We can do no great things; only small things with great Love.”
I used my Silhouette to cut the lettering out of vinyl for this project. I used the negative space for the canvas, which left me with the “positive” space for another go.
This time I applied the quote to a piece of beadboard, and then painting another sky scene right over top of it all. This time I used many different blues, as well as black, white…and a little pink. Is it sunrise? Is it dusk? I’ll let you decide!
I can’t really decide which I like better. I like the softly faded, worn look of the beadboard (I had to distress it a little, naturally).
