Original Wall Art
Several weeks ago a friend of mine asked me to paint her husband's family crest. He had bought a 22" wooden round and a dremel tool.God through genetics has given me some great talent and I am thankful. I wish I could make a living just painting. I really enjoy it.
His plan was to carve the crest into the round. Well that did not happen, so she asked me to paint the crest on this round. She had a black and white picture and description of the crest.
I went on line to try to find more detail but did not find it. The paper says, "Silver; two narrow red horizontal bars between nine gold lions walking and facing the observer." I have to see something before I can draw it. So I looked on the internet for a picture of a lion. The one in this drawing was just too vague. I could not find a picture of the lion exactly like I wanted so I cut and paste 2 together.
Then I drew out the entire crest and background on a big piece of paper. After I got approval on this part, I drew the design on the wood. In the last 5 years, I have painted mostly with watercolor. The colors blend so much different than with acrylic. I really had to work these paints. I think I repainted all 9 lions 4 times.
I delivered the crest to my friend just after the new year. She surprised her husband with and and they both love. it. Here is the finished painting on their wall.
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That looks fabulous! Great job! My husband has his family crest tattooed on his arm and then when he was in Haiti after the earthquake he had a guy down there make it out of metal.
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ReplyDeleteoh my gosh! that is beautiful painting! You must have a lot of patience!
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