of flowers, fruits and country farm

here are 3 of my favorite decorative art projects :)

of flowers...

liliums are my mom's favorite flowers. when i saw this pattern, i couldn't resist not doing anything with it :) this pattern was for a tray actually, but i painted it on this milk tin instead. the liliums required dry brushing techniques (you can see it on the leaves and the petals) and that's where i learnt this technique for the first time :) come to think of it... i've never really used dry brushing after this... hmmm...





of fruits...

i saw some fruit patterns and i thought they would look really nice on placemats. these are ikea placemats made from cork. i stuck a piece of fabric at the bottom (which makes it a little slippery) because i didn't want the cork to fall apart with time!






of country farm...

this one is my first attempt at painting a country farm scene. it has always been flowers so i thought... hmmm... country farm for a change :) and my! what horrors await me :p... first, i had a real difficult time doing all the hills in different greens. at that time i only had like 2 green paints, i had to mix 6 different greens out of the 2 tubes! after that, it took me like a week just to get the layers smooth and the shadows and highlights right! phew! then it was putting the details in (personally i think the cow is too big :) ) i finished it off with a little aging using wood stain. after completing this project i remember saying i'm not doing another country farm! ... but this piece became my favorite piece of all time. i must do another country farm one of these days :)

happy pimping! :)