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Baaa! Painting Sheep on Mother’s Day

May 14, 2012 By Heather Blackmon

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On Friday evening, my parents were in Atlanta and we were able to go to dinner. Sushi dinner, to be exact, where the sushi chef made me a special (and delicious) veggie sushi! I was a bad blogger (and daughter) and didn’t take any photos to share of that celebration (sorry Mom!!).

On Sunday evening, I went to a painting class at Just for Giggles with my Mother-in-law, Jean! Although my camera issues continued (dead battery this time), my phone filled in to capture the action! 🙂

sheep

The photo is the professional version that served as our “finished” example throughout the night. This is what we started with:

blank canvas

Well almost. This was one of the few classes where the instructor sketched an outline for us to start from:

Sheep Outline

I took pictures of both of our paintings through the process – my painting will be on the left, Jean’s on the right.

I decided to go with a brighter blue background for my painting and Jean went with a more muted pallet of green & blue. We started by painting the background, going as close to the sheep outline as possible (and painting over the legs).

Sheep background - Heather     Sheep background - Jean

After the background, we filled in the sheep’s body with peach color. Then we went over the body with white swirls to add texture and depth. I wish I had taken a photo after the flat peach color – it was so boring that point. It’s amazing to watch the painting come out through the 2 hour allotted time.

After the swirls, we filled in the ears, face, knees, and legs with black paint. I also My legs turned out a little thick – perfection is not required, right?! 🙂

Then we added in the face details. I went with a very subtle color difference (in case I screwed it up!).

Sheep Filled - Heather     Sheep Filled - Jean

Finally, we added in the hearts. I was a little unsure about this step, but it really did give it a more finished feel.

Sheep Finished - Heather     Sheep Finished - Jean

I think this was a wonderful way to spend a few hours on Mother’s Day! The finished products are so cute and I love that they have their own personalities. Now I just need to find a good home for this painting, because it doesn’t quite fit in my décor. 

Happy Mother's Day

Sometimes it’s more about the activity than the result. 🙂

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Questions for you:

  • How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?
  • Have you taken a painting class in your area?

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