So I have to say I love to oil paint in my spare time(well, I just pretend I have spare time and fit it in). I took my first paint class in college on a whim and absolutely loved it! I love the smell of oil paint, I love the freedom it provides through each paint stroke and how it takes me to a different place with each painting. I put on music that I"m in the mood to listen to that inspires me(with each painting it is often different. This one was the soundtrack to Mona Lisa Smiles, which happens to be my second favorite movie just behind "The Notebook" ). I choose compositions according to the person I'm painting the pic for. This one was for my little sister who loves the modern/antique look. It fits her personality and style. I have have yet to paint myself a picture....I just really enjoy doing it for family and friends.
I also enjoy shopping secondhand stores and transforming items into something different. Example: I found this framed sewn picture. I noticed the fabric was wrapped around a canvas frame and them framed again with a regular frame. I was so excited to find this steal b/c frame can be pricey and this piece of work was only $4.99....sweet eh!
BEFORE
So i took the sewn picture off and painted both frames white. I decided to use dryer sheets and make a 3-dimensional piece. I poked holes in a cardboard piece that fit the frame and pulled dryer sheets through the cardboard. i love the dimension it provides and plus, it is a great room freshener(this I hadn't thought about until I hung it up and what a nice scent it provides)
AFTER
With the second frame that I painted white I framed a collage of surfing pics, running numbers that Dustin and I raced, and other random tags, surfing stickers and inspiring quotes that we have collected. cost: $0
So in total I spent $4.99 with 2 new wall pieces. I often feel more creative when I have to be....so cheers to being poor grad students!
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Yes, i do like my painting. No wait...did i say like? i mean LOOOOOOoooVE my painting. It looks SO GREAT in my room. Going to find a frame and hang it up. So excited. Thank you SOOOOO MUCH LORE!! I LOVE YOU!!!
That is probably the COOLEST thing EVER!!! the frame above your bed...dryer sheets...AWESOME!! i love it. HA!! You are SOOO creative lore...you have a serious gift. Love you...
~Noelle~
Lore! That painting is beautiful! So glad to see that you are making time to do what you love. You are so talented and it sure shows. I'm totally lovin the creativity with the framed art. Very nice work!! You amaze me :)
That is so cool that you found it for only 4.99. Both are really cool, but I love the idea of the dryer sheets piece. Very cool!
Your painting is very good. How fun to find something like that that you enjoy.
LOVE the painting you did for your sister!!!! You are so talented and creative. I did oil painting in high school and loved it as well :)I am glad that you are finding some free time to do things that you enjoy :)
The new picture for your header is soooo adorable. Maci is such a little cutie.
"Cheers" is right! Cheers to you and your incredible talent and creativity. I'm super impressed!
i love it all! the painting is gorgeous. and your framed artwork is so awesome. i think being poor college students is the best...there are so many exciting deals to be had. hope you're staying warm in arizona.
very inspiring and creative! you are very talented. i would never have thought about dryer sheets being used that way but it SO works! i love it!!
Your bedroom art looks better in "real" life too! Wish I was even a little artsy! Maybe you will rub off on me a little.
You are a rare talent, indeed. (Okay, I've watched Tinkerbell too many times recently. It's too cold here!)
Your ideas are always so wonderful. What a beautiful oil painting! I have many times been in a fix in not knowing how to design one of our rooms, and how I wish I could beam you up, Lore! You have impeccable taste and such talent.
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