Planked Wood Art - Reindeer Row

I have some new winter art

to share with you all today!

A silhouette row of deer in gray and white

is something you can put on your wall

in winter

or really anytime.

The boards I used are "saw tex" fence pickets

that I bought at Menards.

They are not as heavy as the cedar fence boards.

They are approximately 3.5" wide, 3/8" thick, and 6' long

and are about $1.00 each.

I cut 4 boards 52" long,

connected them with 4 boards on back,

making the entire piece about 14.5" x 52".

I designed my layout in photoshop,

creating and combining different deer shapes

 

until I got the look I wanted.

After printing my design,

I used packaging tape to cover the front and back,

making a sturdy paper that I could cut my stencil from.

Phew.

Hard part done.

Now I give the boards a wash of brown.

Let it dry.

Paint with a mix of neutral gray and white.

Using the stencil as a guide, fill in with paint.

Here is the pattern for your personal use:

I also painted one in a darker gray

and then brushed provincial stain over the top.

Tucked in behind,

you can see the large 

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" sign.

I posted about that sign here.

I made a few changes to it this year.

Bright and Happy Signs!

So, you can see I'm having fun

working on some new Christmas and Winter art.

I will have some things at our local craft fair in December.

If you live around Syracuse, Nebraska,

that will be 

Saturday, Dec. 5th 2015

First Bank Basement

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I will post some other new things soon.

Have a great Thanksgiving Week!

Deb

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Rustic Winter Art Group

This time of year

our skies are so clear light blue.

Combine that with the bright white snow,

and it is a fresh happy color way.

That's my inspiration for this art group.

-Cheery light blues and greens-

Here is the "How -to"

so you can paint art for a happy winter wall.

Using fence board,

I built my pieces

11" x 11" for the squares

and

11" x 29.5" for the long tree.

Base painting everything in a brown wash,

then brushing on one coat of white primer,

lifting up on the edges to leave rough brown reveal.

Here are the paint colors.

Think pale - adding lots of white to mix these.

Dry brush white over all colors.

Here are the templates I used.

You can save image

and then enlarge print to copy.

Starting with the tree,

use a mushroom color and flat brush

for the trunk.

Then paint in the mushroom branches

with a flat brush, pulling.

I used leaf green with white for the 

pine greens.  This is what my old brush looks like,

irregular and thin - great for branches.

You could use a new brush too, 

but you will get a little more texture with an old one.

Here's the pine needle brush stroke demo.

This paint application will make the project speedy.

Just use a pouncing up and down action.

To deepen browns:

Shading the white snow dots with blue.

Then I dry brushed white overall.

Birdie on Branch gets the same tree treatment

except with some white line detail.

Then use the bird pattern like a "paint by number"

filling in the areas with camel, white, and gray.

Then with some watered down black,

take your finger and blend some of the gray edges

to soften.

Sweet little eye deets.

And a cheery note to go on the mint green:

Maybe this can be your

"After Christmas" project! : )

Here's to happy art and handmade homes!

Have a great weekend my creative friends,

Deb

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Big White Snowflake Painted on Wood Pallet Boards

Hi Friends!

 

My January home

 

 is wanting a warm, fresh, winter look.

 

I'm thinking this big white snowflake

 

painted on blue-gray boards

 

will make warm winter wall art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know...fence board love again.

 

But it's an easily available wood

 

that offers the same worn quality of old pallets.

 

The size of this piece is 22" x 22".

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know if there are rules about this

 

but I used paint and stain together .

 

I've done this before on My $15 Barnwood Backdrop

 

 and just like what happens

 

when I base with a raw sienna

 

and then wipe over in places with a dark stain.

 

 

 

 

And here I go again with the

 

Miss Mustard Seed Shutter Gray Milk Paint.

 

I love this color!

 

I've used it on

 

My Painted Sideboard,

 

Snowman on Fence Boards,

 

and

 

My Bedroom Rocker.

 

So I painted next in Shutter Gray

 

and then used MMS antique wax on the edges.

 

 

 

I picked a snowflake shape and transferred to paper

 

covering both sides with clear packaging tape

 

to create a sturdy stencil.

 

Then I cut out the shape

 

and painted the snowflake with Kilz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add some dark gray shading

 

to the right and bottom sides for shadow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then sand over all.

 

 

 

 

So now you have a simple winter icon

 

in warm texture and color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Enjoy your January Snowflakes!

 

Deb

Oh, I also want to give a shout out to Roadkill Rescue

for featuring my Denim Paint and Fur Rocker!

AND

To Debbie Doos for featuring our Lake Home

in her tour of homes!


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