I really like the white pumpkins along with the blueish gray "Blue Moon" pumpkins. I tried to find some this fall, but found them difficult to find. I then remembered a blog post I read last year "You can paint a pumpkin canvas, art skills not required" by Jennifer Rizzo. I decided if I painted a pumpkin, I could enjoy it for the fall season. I've done a few art and painting projects before but I'm not a pro. I found Jennifer's instructions very helpful.
So here's my Canvas Pumpkin Artwork.
It's not perfect, but as the Nester says, " It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful"!
I followed the instructions Jennifer gave somewhat, but did a few things my own way. Here's how I did mine.
I started by putting a few drops of blue and white paint on the top 2/3's of the canvas. (I used what I had for paint. I used left over paint from painting the walls in our house. I had to leave all my art paint in Washington, since we moved in the middle of the winter and it would have froze in the moving truck). I brushed and blended them together somewhat.
I then painted the brown sections with a bit of white. I allowed this to dry completely. Once it was dry, instead of painting the pumpkin using the "C" technique. I took a pencil and drew the pumpkin on the canvas. This gave me a template to paint on top of. I followed Jennifer's instructions fairly close after that.
I did some dry brush blending to create the pumpkin groves.
I had an old frame laying around the house. It was a brown stained oak frame. I just sanded it down and spray painted it black.
It was then ready to hang on our dining room wall.
I'm not sure if I should keep the black frame on it, or leave it just as a canvas. What do you think?
Do you think it's kind of weird to hang your own artwork in your home? I always feel self conscious about that type of thing.
I've been busy with several projects this fall. In my next post I will show you my home fall tour, followed by my sofa makeover. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Joy
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