One of my favorite birds and common here in Northern Illinois, the northern flicker. A woodpecker that loves wooded areas. I recently made a commissioned flicker which inspired me to paint this one also.
The lilacs have already come and gone. But I still have a few photos of them on my phone. I used this one as inspiration for the painting of the flicker.
Ever since I painted my Nike shoes with Angelus Paint, I've had a lot of positive feedback. Angelus even liked my video and sent me some new products to try. I will be trying them on these shoes, some old shoes, and some new projects in the near future.
I've been painting my shoes. Here's the first look at them.
I use a special paint made for leather. It's flexible and won't crack.
I'm having so much fun. I'm not sure what I will paint next. But certainly will do more flowers!
Currently painting these lovely lilacs. One of my favorite spring flowers that grows on bushes and shrubs. I love to make bouquets with them. I am currently working on an oil painting of this photo. I also recently finished a watercolor painting of lilacs here:
I often paint on cotton canvas but have a new 12 x 12 inch oil-primed linen canvas I will be using to paint these beauties. Sometimes the tulips tend to turn out on the warm-side on the oil-primed linen. The challenge for me will be to keep the cool/hot-pink color in these beauties.
