My Expedit Hack Paintings - Close Up

December 2, 2011

My Expedit Hack Paintings - Close Up

Lovely readers have asked for close-up photos of the paintings I made for the Artful Ikea Expedit Hack, so I tried my best. Take a look, as long as you remember three things:

a. Taking good photos of paintings is no easy feat.

b. I'm not sure I like all of these paintings. You might see a switch-up in the months to come.

c. I'm not an artist. I'm just a crafty gal who likes to smoosh paint around.

The How-to's:

Numbers 3 & 4

The chevron painted canvases are the same shade of turquoise but one is pale cream and the other a muted pink. I'm feeling lukewarm about the colours but here's how, with Hubby's help, I taped off the canvases using a plastic triangle drafting tool as a guide:

The pattern lines up, but it also wraps around the sides so the paintings look nice hung side-by-side, or on their own.

Number 5

People often ask for a how-to for paintings (especially my yellow abstract) but unless it is something really rigid, like the Sigh painting, it is tricky because I really just move paint around. And my mood really affects the product - I don't completely control the outcome so it is impossible to provide instructions . . . but I did try to chart the progress of painting #5 and maybe I can do an even better job next time:

And, speaking of artistic endeavours, Salvage Love (remember I featured Janine's awesome wood scrap art?) featured my framed bakelite brooches - click here to see the feature. I love blog love.

November 11, 2011

Zig Zag Mad

These patterns are definitely not new - will they ever get old? Maybe, but for now let's enjoy a round-up of herringbone and chevron designs!

As I plotted my Ikea Hack this week (bought the supplies last night!), an ode to herringbone and chevron emerged. Not sure if I'll chevron (or herringbone)-it-up or not, but I amassed so many inspiration pics surely something will come of this zig zag madness.