30 December, 2011

Paint and Peacocks...


** the following paintings can be purchased at http://www.etsy.com/shop/RhiCreates


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. 








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

7 comments:

  1. i love what you've done! it's very pretty. but i have a few questions... do you paint with acrylic all over?? i'm asking because i too paint with acrylic (i'm a beginner) and i've tried to paint colors over colors but i could never get it the way that you have it. it always blends in, how do you get your colors to stay on top of each other?

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    1. If you paint the canvas black 1st, you can add a little bit of white to the other colors. It will make them pop more.

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  2. Just saw your stuff on Pinterest! Love it! I went to your sight and see we are both Rhiannons :)

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  3. haha yes we are name twins! thanks for checking out my blog :)

    and Haley, I do use acrylics for these. The key with layering is- you have to wait about a min or two between coats for them to dry. I sometimes grab my hair dryer to speed up the process! Let me know if you have any other questions :)

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  4. This is great! I think I might try to do this! Thx!

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