As the first week of the year winds down, I thought I would share with you the first piece of artwork that I created for my One a Week Art Challenge. It is entitled Be Your Own Sunshine. The base is a scrap piece of a 2x12 that my husband had in his workshop. I love how the grain of the wood that shows through after I painted and sanded it. I think it adds a nice look for the background. The image of the very funky sun is made from various papers - maps, grid, ledger, a dictionary page, and some sheets that I created with paints, markers, and colored pencils. The letters are hand-cut. From the beginning, I knew that I wanted to create a sun so I played around with different styles before I decided on the right look. Here are a couple of the different iterations. I am really excited about how it turned out! And, I think it's going to be a fun year of creating!!!! Make it a HAPPY day! PS - As with all the pieces that I create this year for the One a Week Art Challenge, the original is not available for sale until January 2019 when I host my celebratory art show. PSS - I do have prints available of this funky, funky sunshine. If you are interested in a print, click here. Comments are closed.
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