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Another Banner!

Published on June 19, 2010 in My church and Projects. 5 Comments

I got to make our VBS banner again this year. Many thanks to Deanne helping me paint it!

Click on the thumbnails below to see the process…

: Projecting it on the wall. The file is a PDF, and the final width is 7 feet.

: Deanne tracing the projected image.

: Deanne – painting with tempera paints.

: Me painting.

: Making progress!

: Painting completed… now it needs to dry.

: Excess paper cut off.

: The backing is made with foamcore, packaging tape, pipe cleaners and glue.

: Hanging the banner!

: Hanging it up.

: Done!

: The view from the balcony. I hope it stays up!

Serendipity

Published on October 16, 2009 in Projects. 1 Comment

A serendipity is to “come upon or find by accident.”

While on a casual walk through a coastal neighborhood near my brother’s house, we met Lila, a local artist. She invited Deanne and I to visit her studio beside her home.

Lila in her studio. There were two rooms, so this is only a small fraction of her work!

After seeing her 30-plus years of oils, watercolors, colored pencil, and ink drawings (not to mention her collection of several dozen art show and county fair prize ribbons!), we visited a bit and I told her I was an artist also. She then offered me a free hour-long lesson in wax painting!

The next afternoon I went back to her house and took her up on the offer! It was a blast! It has been a LONG time since I did any creative art just for fun!

Here are a few samples of my work…