Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Crazy About Color

I have finally almost finished a project!  Woo-hoo!  


Several months ago, I spied a painting at World Market that I thought was too cool.  Of course, I was too cheap to actually buy the thing.  Instead, I decided to make a copy cat version of it myself.


I've been really into geometric patterns lately, and have always been crazy about color.  This painting was a great combination of those things.

  
It's a super simple painting in appearance.  However, making perfect circles, connecting perfect circles, and then overlapping perfect circles is a lot harder than it appears.

Here's the almost finished painting above my sewing table.  


Several months ago, I painted the walls of my craft room Fairy Wren by Ralph Lauren.  It's a soft grey with green undertones.  A very warm grey.  I love the way the grey looks behind the colors.  It makes me so stinkin' happy to look at it.  


The best part about painting is how my 4 year old wants to participate.  After I finished painting, he asked for his own palette (aka paper plate) and some paint.  Here's his first real abstract painting:



My buddy's got talent, right?  :)
Posted by Leslie at 1:44 PM
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10 comments:

  1. RebeccaFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I love the paintings! I see a little 'starry night' inspiration in your son's painting ;) Also, I LOVE the onsies in your shop. So so cute makes me wish I had a set of twins myself.

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  2. kami @ nobiggie.netFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Wow! I love how yours turned out! Very cool!

    I want to share it on my FB page...it's too cool.

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  3. Caroline @ The Feminist HousewifeFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    I absolutely LOVE this art project! It reminds me of a quilt (how appropriate). Way to go!

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  4. hall.dFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    That is a lot of work! Gorgeous! What a great idea!

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  5. LeslieFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Thanks for all your encouraging comments, gals!

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  6. *katieFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    So very cool! I have a 12x12 canvas that I want to do this on! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. MaryFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Great project!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    I love the artwork! I featured you today on my blog, linked back to your blog and your original post. Please feel free to check it out, and grab a button if you like! Have a great weekend!

    Jen

    http://jen-simplyliving.blogspot.com/2011/02/stuff-i-like-sunday-2.html

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  9. LeslieFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Thanks, all. :) Thanks for the feature, Jen!

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  10. CBFebruary 19, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Leslie, Love your artwork and love the sewing table:) Do you know what color blue the table is? Thank you for your help.

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