Hummingbird decorator table

This was another piece that was requested for a gift. I used mostly deep, royal colors - some may call them gem tones. I like to use everyday items a lot to add the appearance of different textrures to my art, and I did so with this table. The hummingbirds were stenciled in; however - as always - everything is hand painted. The cloud in the middle was a specific request (not necessarily as a cloud, but more as a space) to allow a place to add a vase without disrupting the rest of the painted scene.

Burgundy coffee table

This was a round coffee table that was donated to me to paint. Not having ever done a large piece of furniture - I was a bit anxious when first sitting down to see what would come of my unfiished wood piece. But once I stared painting the background burgundy, I decided I needed another texture to it somehow. So, I got some textured spray paint of similar color and absolutely loved the effect. Then, to add a decorative element, I chose a stencil that I thought would add to the table without taking it over.

Eye of God

Many times I paint with no real idea of what it is I'm going to paint. I just feel at times I need to paint, and trust that whatever comes of it was meant to be. Such is the case with this piece that I started as the rest of my apartment complex was going to sleep - I was just starting to paint. So came my interpretation of the Eye of God. This has since been gifted away. I plan to paint more of them soon, as a matter of fact.

Sunflower table

Welcome to my new blog for my most current painted endeavors! I paint mostly decorative art (working on furmiture mainly). My mission for this blog is to post a new painted image on a regular -(my aim is weekly) - basis. This would also serve as a kind of scrapbook of my progression as an artist, as well as a visual record of the different media and materials I've worked on.

The pictures of painted pieces posted on this blog will be of one-of-a-kind art. Chances would be that once that table, frame, or canvas was painted and sold, I would not have another on hand to sell unless specifically requested. I would be more than happy to paint a similar product of the pictured art, but they will never be identical as THEY ARE ALL HAND-PAINTED ORIGINALS.

I'm posting a picture of my first painted item ever ... a decorator table with a sunflower landscape scene. It took me a week to complete this first table. And later I was able to progress to the point of painting up to two a day if asked to. However, recent discoveries of poorly produced decorator tables have made me decide to stop using them to paint on. So, I work mostly with canvas and other solid wood products.

If you are interested in wanting a painted piece and have a specific item (piece of furniture, etc) in mind, let me know and appropriate arrangements can be made.

Feel free to leave comments or questions below about the painted items as they are posted.

Thanks for visiting! :)

lfr