I got some lovely hand made presents for Christmas this year. Here’s a portrait Tara painted of me and Steve. She really captured my cheekbones. And here’s a scarf Jamie crocheted for me. I taught her how to crochet earlier this year and she’s really coming along. Look how even the work is on this…. Read more »
Posts Categorized: painting
Painting ornaments with the girls
Tara, Jamie, and I painted some Christmas ornaments. Unfortunately the details are a little hard to see on some of the more sparkly ones, especially the beautiful heart ornament Jamie made for me, but they all came out beautifully. These are some of the ones Jamie and Tara made: And here are some I made:
Sunflower paint-by-numbers
I’d never done a paint-by-numbers kit before. They’re a lot of work – those areas are pretty small and there are a lot of them. I was really happy with the result though, especially with the mats and frame which I got from Frames by Mail. I got the kit from Herrschners. They have a… Read more »
Painted plaster ornaments
These were my salvation when I quit smoking. I’d already gotten into painting and decorating with glitter these plain white plaster ornaments that are sold in craft stores everywhere around Christmas-time. I realized that I could work on them for hours without hardly thinking about smoking, so when I quit I spent a lot of… Read more »
Angel ornaments
These were from a kit. They were all supposed to be blond and angelic but I got bored. They’re hard to photograph too.
College watercolors
When I was in college, my friends and I did the strangest things for fun. We drank a lot, of course, but while we were drinking, we would write poetry to each other or paint or sing along to show tunes. These were guys too! I have a few paintings remaining from those many sessions…. Read more »