October 01, 2008

Paint + pen

Some little retro drawings on canvas. I wonder how high I could stack them. Hey, if these were blocks, that would be fun. Except babies would probably chew the paint off. Scratch that.

22 comments:

  1. um...i LOVE these! you've inspired me to use a few smaller canvases i've had stashed away for a while now! :)

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  2. The whole picture is great, love that baby blue vase!

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  3. These are too cute! I must find all those canvases I've been hording...they're around here somewhere...

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  4. love it ... it is time for art. tis the season to re-decorate

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  5. Looks like your bamboo is doing fine. Or did you replace it with a new one? ;-)

    Mum

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  6. They are very cute. And you could stack them in a baby's room- where they couldn't be reached and chewed on ,of course.

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  7. I like this! Your artwork is really neat. I love how it looks on a smaller canvas. :)

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  8. You know, Martha did athing on making handmade baby blocks with mod podge over the paint...do you think thats safe?

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  9. So cute! Maybe I should drag out my canvases and paints... Although considering how long it's been, I'm not sure I could come out with something quite as adorable and good looking! =D

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  10. Great idea...very simple and retro looking!

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  11. Same one, Mum. I can't believe it's not dead.

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  12. i love little canvasses... youve reminded me to pick some up :)

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  13. Adorable... nice little bamboo plant too. What kind of pen did you use to draw on the canvas? Do you have any suggestions for a type of white pen that draws well on canvas? The white paint pen I have only worked for about 1 minute. Ugh.

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  14. So cute! congratulations.

    It's the 1st time I stop by your blog, but I love it! so, I will keep on coming here! :)

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  15. hi! is the black done with a brush? I can't ever seem to get a smooth line with a brush. I bow to your prowess.
    even if it wasn't a brush.

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  16. oh I love this- thank you for the inspiration!

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  17. I used a DecoColor paint pen. Jennie, I tried their white one before and it worked fine the first time, but the last time I tried to use it, it was all watery and weird. The black works great, though. Don't know why.

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  18. these are great and I like the idea of stacking/moving them around rather than committing to a space on the wall..(I never get round to hanging pictures!- the next line of inspiration is always round the corner!). Enjoying your blog for all your helpful tips.

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  19. How about embroidering the designs on softie blocks?

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