#30in30 - Day 28 - Distressed Barometer

I told you there would be more on this one. I coated the part finished barometer mount with a rich dark blue, cottage paint in “Blue Blazer”. I dried it a bit and rubbed much of the top layer off with damp kitchen towel: This is called “wet distress” and is generally used to reveal one layer below. As I rubbed, the middle “Cameo” layer started to flake off to reveal the “Grotto” layer below, so I went with it.

When I remarried the barometer part to the mount, the bezel seemed too shiny, so I coated it with the same beautiful blue. At some point I will change the shield shape of the mount to something more modern, but for now I can enjoy the distressed painted surface I’ve created on the sheild shape. That’s the beauty of acrylic based paint, it can always be worked again.

At the Leslie Saeta 30 paintings in 30 days Challenge, about 80 new paintings are posted on the blog each day. It is a major commitment of time and effort, but Leslie has made the criteria as flexible as possible. Some artists paint daily and others have limited time, so post when they can. There is a core group that manage to create a new piece each day and they should be applauded. Visit the challenge blog and see the amazing variety produced.

https://www.saetastudio.com/september-2018-30-in-30-paintings

TIP - Click on the images you like and it usually takes you to the artist’s own website so you can see more of their work, or for the more organized, to a page where you can buy them. I’m just happy o get it posted without missing a day:)

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