I have not been painting a lot lately, and the other day I had an itch to make something. I remember seeing a post on my fav blog, Young House Love, a couple fun little portraits done of their homes. I liked this idea, and thought I would take a stab at a quick portrait of our home. Nothing too detailed, just a quirky little painting. I also thought, why not show you my process of making the portrait while I was at it?
I started with a generic 8×10 canvas from Michaels.
Then, I sketched out our house from a photo that I had on my computer…
Next, I just added the main background colors.
From there, I just slowly added some details…
I also was sure to paint all of the edges, since I don’t think this painting will be frame worthy.
What do you think?
It’s def not perfect, but it’s just the quirky little painting I was going for.
And for fun, here is a slideshow of the process…
The Mace Place 