Painting Archives - Page 29 of 41 - Ashley Hackshaw / Lil Blue Boo

The beginnings of a masterpiece…..

August 14, 2010 by Ashley Hackshaw

I’m letting Boo paint over one of my old paintings. The canvas is a foot taller than she is! The plan is to work on it in stages and in multiple mediums, so stay tuned for the finished piece in a few weeks. This is serious art.

I love these pics from 2009: My Little Pollock

Nursery Art – Layering with Collage

August 1, 2010 by Ashley Hackshaw

A nursery painting I recently finished for a little guy named Charlie:

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Trees filled with ribbons, buttons, and paper leaves:

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Plants with buttons and stitching layered over grass:

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A turtle with buttons adorning his shell:

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The entire painting with collage, ribbons, buttons etc:

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Most of the techniques for making a similar piece of art can be found in my nursery art tutorial below:

The only thing I did differently for this painting was add some extra collage layers and ribbons for texture. I cut strips of some green plaid scrapbook paper and applied them using matte medium for grass:

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I cut leaf shapes out of the paper as well.

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I used matte medium to glue them to the painting just like the grass strips:

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Let the leaves dry:

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I finished the rest of the painting and applied gloss varnish. Once it was dry, to add texture, I drilled tiny holes and used DMC thread to attach ribbon pieces along side the leaf shaped buttons:

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First I placed the ribbon on top of the string:

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Then I tied the ribbon tightly with a knot to cinch it in the center:

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And finally cut off the excess ribbon on each side:

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Finished and framed!

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Extreme Glitter Shoes

July 21, 2010 by Ashley Hackshaw

I made these awesome glitter shoes for Boo today using Extreme Glitter. The result was a rich, patent-leather-like, glittery pair of shoes!

An easy, inexpensive project you can do in almost any glittery shade…for any age!

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I started with a pair of canvas shoes (these were from Target, but Walmart or Payless are other good places to find an inexpensive pair of shoes).

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And I used Plaid’s Extreme Glitter paint in Rose (click here for the color palette available):

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I applied a thick coat to all the exposed areas of the shoe:

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I used a smaller brush to get the paint right up to the edges of the rubber and metal parts:

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I applied a second coat after the first coat was dry and even applied a third and fourth coat in places:

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They dried really quick! Stay tuned for my pair….I’m looking for my old, dull flats to spruce up!

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