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| Under the Aqua |
This chair is one in my line of handpainted chairs. Even though this blog is dedicated to my floral paintings, I thought it would work OK to show some of my floral chairs. This is painted as a pair.
Petal tips! When I first started painting chairs, I thought,"I'll never get all those rungs painted" It took forever and I was using my oil paints out of the tubes.But I have a secret to painting them, keeping down the time I spend on each chair. It is not a secret, but its working smarter than harder. Al, my husband, sands them, repairs them, and when he has about 7 or eight chairs ready, he sprays them all with enamel paint, turning them upside down and spraying the bottom of the seat and the rungs. I use all different colors for the base coat. Then I start painting it with my good oil paints and if I don't entirely cover the whole surface, it doesn't show. I use the base coat as part of the design After painting them all, then we put on 6 or 7 coats of polyeuthene. This chair has been in the weather but the polyeuthene is the key to keeping it beautiful and protected.
I look for chairs where ever. I am looking for unique shapes, one of a kind or two of a kind. They are easier to find than a match set of four.
These chairs can be seen at Lorraine's in Clovis, New Mexico. You can also check out her blog for more photos of my handpainted furniture.
Why don't we take time to sit down and enjoy the things our hands have found to do? When I have friends over, then is when I seem to take time to enjoy with others what I've done. Some how it is their response that is more satisfying than actually enjoying these alone.
I just decided to name this chair and will in the future write the name of the chair on the bottom of the seat.
Walking in the sunlight: Or sitting in the Sonlight. It will give us a new perspective. It gives us heaven's view point.
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| Not Alone |
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| Swirlling |
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