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I’m SO happy with the outcome of this freestyle artwork I completed. This is my first ever attempt at drawing and/or painting a deer. And isn’t he so adorable?
I decided to add holly and berries to the hat and make a striped scarf. This was a very fun painting to complete that I thoroughly enjoyed designing...
I painted this special Snowman painting for my mom-in-law, Mary. She loves decorating at Christmastime, especially with snowmen.
I used a 16”x20” white canvas. First, I painted it black. From there, I freehand painted my snow mountain.
Then I painted my snowman (bottom up). As you can see the circle above is worked within the circle below it. The picture below is after the first coat of paint. I added 1-2 more coats, working in a swirl pattern.
Now, the fun part. I add my eyes, nose, mouth, buttons, arms, mitts, scarf and hat with a flower. This part can be done in so many different ways to make uniquely your own. So, have fun and play with different colors, try different things. Mistakes are okay. (You can always paint over them...lol)
Last, I added a tree with two shades of green and a yellow star on top.
Happy Crafting...
Snowman at Nighttime
I’ve been trying to dabble and play with paint for the past few months. I’ve created some very fun, easy and cheap seasonal projects. So, check out past posts. Recently, I’ve moved toward canvas painting. I’m finding it very relaxing and fun.
I painted this freestyle Snowman to hang near my kitchen sink for the Christmas season....I think he turned out super cute for my beginner artistic painting abilities.
First, I took a white canvas I already had on hand and painted it black. I then added my snowy ground by painting a semicircle with white at the bottom. For my snowman, I made each circle (bottom up) a little smaller than the one below and within the previous circle. I painted in a swirly pattern in each circle. I used the tip of the brush and just dabbed all over the canvas for the snowflakes.
The details of my snowman were basic and simple with the eyes, nose, mouth, arms with mitts and a hat with a flower and a red bird. You can do this as simple or as detailed as you would like. I’m still learning so mine is pretty basic.
Overall, I’m very happy with the finished painting and hope to complete a few more Christmas paintings this winter season.
Happy Crafting...
