Wednesday, May 13, 2009

All right, let's get something happier on this old blog! Thank you so much for all of your kind words about my Gram. I am working away on my collage and it looks like I will be representing my cousins sharing some memories of Gram at the funeral Saturday. So spare me a few kind thoughts Saturday morning, I am hoping not to turn into a big bawling pile of mush!


This is a painting I worked on last week when I was up late and couldn't sleep. I sketched it while we where still in California. Some of my blog friends do the loveliest commissioned family portraits. I wish I could afford to have Tracy or Jenn do my family. But they got me all inspired to try my own poor imitation. I had a ball messing around with it. I have been so inspired by so many things I see in blogland. I had to email Jenn when I was done though because I love her paintings where she uses a stripey or dotted house like this and flies a banner overhead and wanted to use the idea in mine. She said she wouldn't hate me forever for being the kid in grade school who copies your art project. She was very gracious and adorable as always but you really should check her out, her work is amazing.


When I was all done I crackled it, something I have seen Diane and Adri do. I really like how it turned out, I didn't realize how really thick it needed to be to get a good crackle. These girls must buy it by the gallon.

I have this funny little ledge on the way down the stairs. I think it will be our little gallery. I will add some of the kids work eventually but for right now we are hanging out with the paper mache house I did a bit ago, also inspired by Jenn. Not a very good picture, but I was too impatient to wait for better.

9 comments:

Circe said...

Wow! You really are an artist! that is beautiful! I might have to commission you to do our family!

Anonymous said...

Adorable! You are amazing as usual! I keep using that word for you: AMAZING! I love it!

SarahSmiles

Diane Duda said...

So sorry about your Gram, Michelle.
I WILL send kind thoughts your way tomorrow.
I think your family portrait turned out so cute. And it's all the more special because you did it yourself.

xo
Di

love.boxes said...

I like how you put the lace around your collar and then repeated it around b's hem.. such a cute detail. It turned out great.. I'm thinking about you today and hoping it all goes well.

Christine said...

This is fantastic Michelle! I saw the mom first and thought ~That's Michelle!lol..Your painting is wonderful and you should consider making those your Christmas cards too!

Christine said...

Your houses are great! Can you post a larger pic so we can see?:)

Hope this week goes a little better for you and that the memorial service was of some comfort~

Natasha Burns said...

Michelle you don't need anyone else to do your family portrait, yours is completely wonderful! The best thing about it, apart from the fact it is super gorgeous, is that it is done with love, by you. This is the sort of stuff that becomes a family heirloom, wonderful job!

noodle and lou said...

Michelle, you are sooo FUNNY! This painting is all about YOU:) I love it to bits and you did such an amazing job on it!! The houses are SUPER cute too!! Give yourself a bunch of credit...it looks fabulous! xoxo...jenn

Tracy Nuskey Dodson said...

Great painting Michelle! I agree with Christine. You should use these as your Christmas cards. Everyone will love them!!
Tracy