I'm still exploring ideas for my hand painted wall project for the entryway in our townhouse. My first mood board was helpful but I felt like I needed to look around some more. Here's another compilation of patterns: With my second round of sketches, I tried to branch out from the geometric patterns from my first ...
This week I began jotting down initial pattern ideas for my hand painted wall project. You can look at my inspiration board in a past post here. I don't think I've found one I'm in love with yet but these are a start. It was fun working on these on my commute home. I could tell ...
As the weather improves in your area, I hope you're enjoying the outdoors as much as I am. Happy Spring everyone!
DC painting in living room Just in time for the last week of Micah's March bike challenge I even included my bike in each of the photos. If you're going to ask what I'll be painting to hang on that blank orange wall, you're nuts. I need a break. I'll be buying something. I'm thinking of hanging ...
As republicans in Virginia and many other states head to the primary polls on this Super Tuesday, I give you super news – I finished my DC painting! This project took much longer than I thought it would, but it was worth every minute as the painting is now proudly hanging on my living room ...
While flipping through a recent copy of Bloomberg Magazine at my desk at work (stacks of various publications are dropped of at my desk throughout the week because we advertise in them) I ran across an intriguing article layout. I thought it would be interesting to present it to the group to hear the collective ...
In light of today's celebrations, I give you a Mardi Gras inspired color palette. If you aren't using Adobe Kuler by now, you should be. It's a fun design tool that comes in handy when in need of inspiration. What other online sites do you use for color inspiration? Any favorites?
I'm on the home stretch in regards to finishing my DC painting. I'm so close that it makes sense to wait until it's on the wall to show everyone my progress. Until then, I put together some inspiration for a future project - possibly my next painting project. I'm thinking of hand painting a pattern on ...
This blog is such a great tool for tracking progress on projects. When preparing for this post, I felt like I didn't get anything done since the last week, but when I compare my last post, I feel like I've actually gone several steps forward. Huzzah! This week I added in some tree texture. I ...
My painting project continues this week. I was correct that being a part of this blog forced me to make some progress on my side project, even if it was only a little. I think I've finished all of the base layers and can now move on to the details. So far I've been using ...