Birds with a Song

 

In 2012, I bought this frame at half price from a local store...it was damaged.  It stayed around the studio for a long while, then I decided to 'fix it up' which I did.  Once I had that done...well, what to put in the frame became the question.  Because I had fixed up that bird in the upper right corner, I decided to paint some birds to put inside the frame.  

 

Here's the frame before I began the project.  Really, I just mended a few bad places and highlighted the bird with a bit more paint....and the berries , etc.

 

I decided to paint my birds on a piece of canvas for the background.  One of the things I really love to do is to use pre-painted canvas as background for artwork......this is a piece of a canvas I used as a protective table cover when I painted in the downtown studio we used to have.  I feel stronger about it even today.  No use wasting all that good used canvas.

 

 So, it turned out to be a fun project.  I painted the tree, then the birds.  Actually, I made a rubber stamp for the birds....then painted over them.  I wanted it to be 'different' so I cut some leaves out of paper and machine stitched them onto the tree.  I thought it needed a really funky flower....made from more paper, added some painted musical notes and prepared it for framing.

 

 

  

 Then, I added some words, cut from old book pages, then washed with a tad of paint.

 

 Lastly, I just thought a bird's nest there in the corner might be a good idea.  It was such fun!  Not long after, I sold this piece.  Like so many things, I sometimes wish I still had it....but, isn't that why we have photos....to remember!  I hope you enjoy seeing it.

until next time

BE WELL

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