I really enjoy painting. I don’t do it as often as I would like, but I am working on that. For this month’s Homemade Christmas installment, I painted. This time I used stencils for some word art.
First I gathered up some old paintings that I tried to sell at craft shows or on Etsy that never sold. It was time to paint over them to make something better. I love painting over old paintings because it adds texture and dimension to the new one. I also had a couple of new canvases stored away, so I got those out, too. I use acrylic paints, and my favorite technique is not washing the brush in between colors in order to blend them like you’ll see on the first two paintings.
Normally I would have some before pictures here, but I painted these on vacation, and in the excitement of the moment I forgot to take before pictures. I guess I was just thrilled to have a few hours for painting, so I was full speed ahead. I’ve mentioned before that I can be rather task-oriented at times.
Anyway, here are the final results:
The 23rd Psalm is my favorite, so I love these.
And these were inspired by the hymns Come Thou Fount and Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus…
And finally, these were inspired by my focus on joy this year.
Now I am one more month closer to being ready for a Homemade Christmas this year! These will also be for sale at Golden Apples Designs.
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