Paint and Peacocks...

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I've been busy tonight working on a few paintings as well as painting a wine glass! 

(wine glass tutorial will be posted in the next few days! yaayyy!)

     My favorite colors are inspired by the teal, purple, and pinks found in peacock feathers and I have been trying to think of a better way of incorporating these into my bedroom decor. I decided to do a grouping of small paintings with these colors and various graphics to hang over my bed. Tonight I worked on 3 out of 6 and I thought I would share with you how I went about painting them. It was super easy, and it only took me a couple of hours to get completely done with all 3!
ps- when I get them all done and hung up, I will share the final result :)

1. I painted a 11x14 canvas black

2. I used purple as the main color and began to paint the feather with thin, whimsical and wispy lines

3. I added the remaining colors 1 layer at a time

color order:  purple, blue, green, darker blue, purple, pink. 

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1. For the next painting, I painted the entire canvas a turquoise blue, which was straight from a bottle of acrylic paint I purchased at Hobby Lobby

2. I painted the basics of the feather starting with purple and working to the top right

3. I began adding more and more lines by layering color on top of other colors

4. I added a few black lines to finish off the feather and really make it pop!

This last painting was by far the easiest!

1. I painted my entire 8x10 canvas deep purple.

2. When It was dry, I began painting the circle design starting with a lighter shade of purple

3. To make the design: I painted a small circle in the bottom left, which serves as the center of my shape. Then I made lines the size and thickness of a grain of rice all the way around the center mark. From there, I added levels of marks to increase the diameter of the circle-like shape. 

4. I continued this same method of making these shapes by using lime green then the darker green (on the left side), pink, and lastly- turquoise.  

And there they are!! 

Now I just need to figure out what to paint for the rest of the grouping...

 

PS- My precious angel, Trixie, wanted you all to know that she helped with this project too :)) 

xoxo, Rhiannon