Pinteresting Inspirations

Every year for our work Christmas Party, we bring a $10 present. In the past, I have lucked up with cheap presents from Guatemala or Costa Rica. This year I had no idea what to bring. I guess I could have gotten something in Mexico, but we really didn't do any shopping there. 

In the past I have tinkered with some painting (see post here). Again, I will attribute that to Pinterest and my friend Marquin at Vino and Van Gogh. I have taken a few of Marquin's classes and loved each of them. She really makes painting seem much easier that I ever thought it would be.

For my present this year, I thought I would buy a canvas and see what I could make. I started surfing Pinterest to see if there was anything that inspired me and that was easy enough for me to tackle. I found two paintings and ended up painting both of them over the weekend. I won't lie...I was kind of impressed with myself. Maybe that's bragging, but oh well!! 

Here is how they turned out...

This was my original sketch. You'll see I varied from it a little, but I think it was a good plan.



This was the first layer with my base paints before I added the words.

And here is the finished product.

Next up was an elf...

 This is my base layer. David made fun of it, but I had to remind him that it was just the base.

And here is the final product. It's no Van Gogh, but I don't think it turned out half bad.

I do have another one up my sleeve, but it shall remain a secret for the time being. I'm hoping that I can pull it off, but we'll have to wait and see.