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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

NOT MUCH HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT....SO!



Hello Everyone..

No DT projects to share at the moment...so!!..

I'm going to share a project I have been working on for awhile..and I'm quite happy with the finished result.
I had an order for a canvas or two, and the client gave me a canvas that  she had purchased from a store, and liked at the time, but after the " Bark" canvases I did for her she didn't want this one anymore and gave it to me..well, to be honest I didn't like it much either....so I changed it..

This is what I was given....






Well. it's not that bad.. but to me, Poppies should be red....so!!




I used modelling paste over the poppies and let dry naturally..



Then painted them red with Acrylic paint...shaded the edges with water pastels and smudged away until I couldn't think anymore of what to do...



Then I tinted up some more modelling paste with red paint and plopped it on  here and there...when it dried, I realised I used the wrong red and it dried sort of brown in colour...and I didn't like that much.




So I  painted it again but this time using my fingers as it was so much quicker and I really enjoyed myself...
In this photo I just couldn't get the real colour to show, but it looks,IRL like the first red coat but with more texture...

Anyway, I was happy with it and here it is now on my craftroom wall....not too shabby eh!




Thanks so much for stopping by, see you soon...

luv CHRISSYxx





22 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

LOVE it Chrissy, it would so suite my red black and white theme in my house...you know my address... seriously I am totally amazed, impressed and love how you have advanced in your creativity in this area. I remember not so long ago you were unsure of mixed media, look at you now....Go girl...love it.xxx

Squirrel x said...

Wow! This is stunning hun. I quite liked it as white poppies, but now I absolutely LOVE it! You clever thing. Hugs xx

Janette said...

That looks amazing on your wall Chrissy, what a good idea too, clever thing....x

Wendy said...

WOW! Looks stunning Chrissy, love it!
Hugs
Wendy xx

Annette said...

Wow, this is a great idea. Very adventurous and creative.

*Vicki* said...

WOW! This is really incredible Chrissy!! What a lovely painting and it looks really elegant too!! You are a talented artist!! :) Thanks for sharing! HUGS

Pamellia said...

Holy jumpins Chrissy, this is spectacular!!! WOWZERS!! What talent you have! I could never do anything like this, your client will be over the moon! Love it! hugs :)

Lisa Minckler said...

Good grief a mighty...NOT bad at all....it's GORGEOUS! How much fun was that to read! I love the poppy transformation. Sounds like you had a royal blast finger painting too. So much fun to get sneak peeks into your wonderful life. I can imagine it's so much fun to see that when you're crafting.
Thanks for sharing this, Chrissy.
big hugs,
Lisa

Lorraine said...

Looks fabulous Chrissy, love the poppies
Lorraine x

Pia S said...

Whoa!!! Your red paint completely transforms this canvas, going from not that bad to I want one too!!

coldwaters2 said...

WOW Chrissy you used your magic to transform the Poppies they look awesome.
hugs
lorraine x

Chris said...

What a transformation! So clever Chrissy, it looks amazing!
Chris
x

jimlynn said...

Whoa! Not shabby at all!!! Absolutely stunning! The poppies look so much better in the red. Amazing results from an amazing artist (you)!
Lynn

chrissy xx said...

Yikes! This is FABulous..
I Love how you've gone through the stages with us. I would still have been just looking at it.
You are clever.
Chrissyxx

Sarah said...

Wow...you are so clever!! xx

Heather said...

A beautiful creation Chrissy, I really do love white Poppies but I have to say you've turned them into red magnificently - they are beautiful!!

hugs
Heather xx

Diane said...

It is amazing, what a gorgeous piece of art.

Hugs Diane

Words and Pictures said...

Wow - what a brave thing to alter those poppies - but they look scintillating now! Brilliant work with all the texture too...
Alison xx

Whisper said...

WOW absolutely stunning hun and i'm not surprised it is now in your craft room, Luv Sam x

pinky said...

Chrissy when I saw this on fb I was just amazed! You are such a talent! Bet the lady will be looking it back now lol. Yes my Grandkids are getting so big and bad (am I supposed to say that being a Granny lol) but I do love them to bits!

Kristine said...

ooo, LOOOVE this Chrissy!! So vibrant, yes, much better in RED! I love poppies, super job with the modeling clay. That's something I've never tried. Looks fabby on your wall :) TFS

Kat W said...

It's a fantastic transformation and the poppies do look so much better in gorgeous vibrant red and with such lovely texture now as well. It sounds like you had fun getting messy making it too!
Big hugs, Kat xx