This is my newest commission. I am working on it with my friend Ginger. We've collaborated on special projects like this for the past 5 years or so. We design and paint the basics together and I do the finishing touches. This set of paintings is for a nursery.
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This is the design for the family tree paintings. They will hang side by side with the mother's side on one canvas and the father's side on the other canvas.
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This canvas is almost finished. I need to add the baby's monogram initials to the center and do a bit of outlining on the border.
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More progress made on the tree and the monogram paintings. The picture below makes the hill behind the tree look brown but it is actually a red, it just needs another coat of paint.
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This one still needs another coat or two on the letters, but otherwise it's finished.
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I added detail to the leaves of the tree today. I also changed a few of the leaves to a light phthalo green blend to liven up the colors. Now all that is left to do is to outline the leaves (not sure yet, but probably in a dark brown), add some dots around the tree and add the names. I will also add some details to the birds and clean up the ground lines a bit. I'm really liking the fun, sort of retro feel to the tree so far.
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Finished Monogram Painting.
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Finished Family Tree.