Thursday, June 24, 2010

the CSI project: wall challenge, entry #2



I like to call this "Olan Mills to Oh, My!" :) 'Cause I'm dorky like that. It started as a blonde wood Olan Mills frame I picked up for $1.50 at Goodwill. You can barely see the cute flower carving with all that blonde woodgrain overwhelming it. I started by painting it with Bahama Sea and then brought out the details with some Midnight Blue acrylic (went from brush to rag to fingers). It looked a little blah, so I mixed more Midnight Blue with some Metallic Teal and finger-smushed the rest of the frame to add some depth. Add an old calendar print and voila! Instant cabin-worthy art!


They're just drying — I painted them out where the street meets my driveway.


reading break!




much better

I like the tri-tone look; art major DH says paint it all...









Comment with questions and I'll flesh out my "pictutorial" as needed!

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2 comments:

ellie g said...

Umm....the Olan Mills situation makes me laugh out loud. My family still calls any photo that is a bit fuzzy on a brown background "An Olan Mills". Just had to thank you for reminding me of that little family inside joke. Now you're in on it too!!

Zazzy The Geek said...

That is so cute! I love that frame and the calendar idea! So awesome!