DAY 15 of 30 - FLUTTERBY BIRDHOUSE

FLUTTERBY BIRDHOUSE by Sea Dean

I went to the ballet last night and took Valentines night off. The music and dancers were incredible and when I came home I just wanted to relax and relive the evening.

Today I worked on two more birdhouses. This one has under crackle of royal blue with blue glitter, White sparkly polymer butterflies and bronze acrylic paint over cream and grey chalk paint. So much nicer than it looks here.

30DCG2020 and ODP

DAY 12 of 30 - BIRDHOUSE BLING in Progress

One of the things I love most about the 30 Day Creative Gathering on Facebook is that anything goes. It was set up for creators of every level and any media. Thats why today my entry is a birdhouse. We are encouraged to either complete, or work on something every day and it is very motivating and social.

This is not a fine art birdhouse, it is for regular home decor and will sell under my COUNTRY GIRL brand. At the moment the back and sides are a little bland, so I will probably add more. The front is finished and ready for move in. The spotty bits on the eves and base are sparkly jewels although they don't show up well here.

For sale by contacting me through email or comments. I have three more in process if you would like a set.

30DCG2020 - ODP

#30in30 - Day 24 - MINI TEX VIII

MINI TEX VIII is chalk paint on an old varnished walnut barometer. My father had a barometer which he checked every day and that probably gave birth to my obsession of finding one for my home. Of course I can’t just go out and buy one at a regular shop, I have to hunt for sale ads and op shops. I finally found this and I’m making it my own.

Chalk paint can be used directly over any surface, even laminate or thick varnish so is perfect for layering over an old varnished surface. The base is Plaid Folk Art Home Decor Chalk (ultra matte acrylic paint) in “Grotto”. On top is Plaid Folk Art Home Decor Crackle. Then Americana Decor Chalky Finish in “Cameo” heavily dabbed on with a big soft brush. The Cameo is an intense deep terracotta color which I will probably modify after the crackle has a few days to develop. More will be revealed in time.

About 100 new paintings are posted on the blog each day. Some artists are painting daily and others have few spare hours 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:)

Check out what’s on sale at Artfinder this week, here. artfinder.com/sea-dean

#30in30 - Day 29 - Making Dollar Store Buys Your Own

I’m a really bad girl when it comes to prep, so when I was cruising my local dollar store and came across a pre-printed canvas, I had to give it a try. Firstly, this is a boring composition which I will tweak at the end, but it just lent itself to a texture session.

I attended a demo by a popular artist in the area who talked about texture. At one point she said that she only puts texture on the centre of interest. In this case I chose three central roses, an off center bud and a few leaves. After texturizing I started to paint the smooth areas with dynamic brush strokes and two tone paint on the brush. Next I filled the white surround with crackle medium.

About 80 new paintings are posted on the challenge blog each day. Some artists paint daily and others post when they can. There is a core group that 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:)

Check out what I have on sale at Artfinder this week. artfinder.com/sea-dean Items purchased in the sale will ship at the end of October. I’m enjoying a break and will come back renewed.

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#30in30 - Day 25 - MINI TEX IX

This is MINI TEX IX which has a base of Amsterdam Light Naples, then modeling paste followed by several layers of acrylic in Titanium White, Light Blue Violet, Bindex Dyna, Light Portrait Pink and Cadmium Orange, none of which sang to me.

OK I thought, they say the crackle medium should be thick, let’s take that for a run! I glooped on some Kroma Crackle, that has a strong odour, so I don’t mind using it up. While wet I sprayed the whole thing with Rust-oleum “Chalked” in Country Grey (I couldn’t resist buying spray on chalk paint when I saw it). I dropped the whole wet gloopy thing in my waste bin and put it out on the balcony to dry. A few days later when I went looking for my waste bin, I discovered this. I like the effect, but I’m not convinced of saleability. So, it’s a painting-in-waiting while the crackle dries.

About 100 new paintings are posted on the blog each day. Some artists are painting daily and others have few spare hours 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:)

Check out what’s on sale at Artfinder this week, here. artfinder.com/sea-dean

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#30in30 - Day 23 - MINI TEX VII

I’ve been experimenting with crackle for the 30 day challenge.

This is MINI TEX VII  has a base of Plaid Folk Art Home Decor Chalk (ultra matte acrylic paint) in Sheepskin. On top of that is Kroma Crackle, which is from a specialist artist’ shop And purports to be for fine art applications. I hadn’t achieved the effect I wanted with this product before, so decided to blob on the gloopy stuff very thickly, about 1/8”.

It has been a couple of days and it’s still drying and tacky to the touch, but I’m finally achieving a larger cracked effect. It’s hard to stop myself putting a layer of paint on top, but I want it to dry rock hard and develop fully first. As the crackle dries it gets whiter, so it’s not to difficult to see how it is progressing.

About 100 new paintings are posted on the blog each day. Some artists are painting daily and others have few spare hours 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:)

Check out what’s on sale at Artfinder this week, here. artfinder.com/sea-dean

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