Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Rustic Spring Flowers

Like many of you have had this year, we are smack dab in the middle of a big ol' winter storm. Honestly, February weather has been bad--so many sub zero days and finally, lots of snow. 
flowered wrapping paper
A few weeks ago, while I was wrapping presents for my dear daughter's birthday, I was inspired by the wrapping paper and decided to paint spring flowers, even if it is still winter out. When life gives you winter, paint flowers might be my new motto!
paint spring flowers
If you follow my blog, you know I have recently started painting with wood scraps. I am not sure how or why this cam about--just something I decided to try that I really enjoy. I grab scraps of wood from the ground near my saw and dip them in paint and paint away.
paint with wood scraps as paintbrushes
I used a piece of quarter-sawn barnwood for this painting, giving the background extra texture. 
Rustic Spring Flowers
I framed it out with a wood and painted it white and then stained it all. Fresh flowers to add a little color to the sea of white outdoors. Stay warm friends!
Rustic Spring Flowers

9 comments:

  1. Love this piece! I can picture my whole wood fence painted like this so spring color year round!!

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  2. Wow! This is amazing. I have always wanted (so badly) to be able to paint and here you are making it look easy as pie!!! You are one talented lady:) Sorry you are having bad weather. We have had a VERY mild Feb...trees & flowers are blooming already!!!! We are supposed to get colder next week but still not COLD! I love the cold weather (what little we have) because I adore wearing my boots & scarves:)

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    1. Thank you, I am having fun! Our entire month has been 30 to 40 degrees colder than normal. It was five above zero this morning and we are excited it is so warm. But, yes on cold weather clothes being cute and fun to wear!0

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