Friday, April 26, 2013

Sea Breeze Painting

I am a big fan of recycling things!  Give something useless a little attention and you have something new to decorate your home with or give as a gift.

For the past few years I have been fortunate enough to vacation at an oceanside location.  This year I didn't get to go leaving me to crave the warm sun, ocean breeze, and sandy toes.

Creativity is therapy to me!  So in my lament I repurposed an old inexpensive resale shop picture into an oil painting.

This was one of those old cardboard prints of a painting. They are easy to find in a resale shop.  You can usually get one for under $5.  With a simple aging technique applied to the frame and bright oil paints I was able to transform this old unwanted piece into a fun, quirky painting for pre-summer decorating.

Loving to try new things!
You should try something new too!