I don’t profess to be an artist, but I really like to paint. My grandma loved painting. She got into it late in life, took art classes, and copied famous paintings. She worked with oils. They’re too intimidating for me, so I like to work with water-based craft paint and inexpensive canvases. That way, when I inevitably mess up, at least I didn’t lose a lot of money.
My sister had a printed canvas she’d picked up for $5, which had a bold tropical flower print. She was going to toss it, but I said I’d take it, prime the canvas, and start anew. I decided to make a painting for Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, once I got past the sea star, things went downhill. I wanted to paint over everything but the sea star and start over, but Boyfriend thinks the painting is great and won’t let me touch it. I am very sad about this but felt it was worth sharing for posterity.
Happy update! My good friend Macy decided she would like this painting for her guest bedroom. Yay! (6/24/10)
