Artwork:
For some time now, we have been waiting for rain in our region. Lots of
people around the country are doing the same thing. So, this week, I thought
I’d paint a design that represents what we've all been doing!
The design
features raindrops and lines to represent the way water drips down over a
surface.
My ‘Waiting for Rain’ design was very simple, and you could use many different
combinations of colours. I chose the grey, yellow and natural tones because I
felt it fitted the mood of WAITING!!
Firstly I made a couple of templates for the raindrops out of
cardboard. This makes the drawing of the raindrops in the design much quicker. I just used the side of an old box for cardboard.
Then I drew in all my raindrops.
Then I painted in the background. I did three different tones (in
stripes) in the grey background, just for a little more interest. I mixed the
greys myself, starting with a base of the colour Dulux Grid and then slowly
adding a bit of white paint.
Then I started painting in my light yellow raindrops.
The two Dulux
yellows I used were Pale Daffodil and Ogen
Melon.
I didn't paint every raindrop, as
the plywood showing through matched perfectly with the natural look that I was going for. I
just made sure that the painted raindrops were balanced throughout the whole
painting.
Then I used a leftover pot of Dulux Klavier to paint around each
raindrop.
The final touch was adding the ‘drip’ lines around the raindrops. I
used Dulux Grid for this.
And that was it!!
I’m not sure if I've ever really detailed exactly HOW I hang these
plywood panels. I thought I would do that in this post.
You’ll need to purchase some hangers to screw onto the plywood, plus
some picture hanging wire. I usually purchase my supplies at Bunnings. As you
can see, I keep my picture hanging wire in a nice neat pile. (!)
Hanging these panels is a very easy process. First, you’ll need to add
the hangers to the back of the picture. The wood is so soft that the screws go
in really easily with just a screwdriver.
Basically you can put them anywhere you like, but I usually put mine
more to the top of the painting. I never measure properly when it comes to
screwing in the second hanger… I just do it by eye and it always seems to
work!
Then it’s a simple matter of tying on some of the picture hanging wire.
Happy painting and creating this week! And I hope it rains soon!
Emma