Yesterday was our fourth wedding anniversary, and I wanted to create something that would be a unique, personal celebration of "us."
I loved the look of the infamous Pottery Barn numbers painting seen all over the web.
The Pottery Barn print that inspired thousands of crafters.
Using this great step-by-step tutorial as a starting point, I changed things around to add digits and parts of the alphabet, and incorporated meaningful numbers and letters into the big mess.
Initial sketch.
Blank 12" x 16" canvases from the dollar store.
Outlines in blue, burnt sienna and purple.
Black and white and antique white paint added.
Final version of my painting, after varnish and "distressing" using a sanding block.
I left gaps and added scratches, because I like gaps and scratches!
Looking at my final painting, I decided to accept my limitations and let go of perfect. After all, the goal was not to replicate the Pottery Barn piece: it was to create something for us. Plus, this project was a last minute idea (I did the sketch the day before our anniversary) so I was limited in terms of canvas availability. I was also limited in terms of letter and number size, because of our printer's maximum settings.
Things I would change: I would like the whole thing to be tighter, with less space between all the elements.
Things I like: everything else.
So I will listen to what I have been told over and over in the days leading up to this: I will give myself a break, let go of perfection, lower the bar on myself, look at the positive, and call this a successful project.
Happy Anniversary to us!
2 comments:
Wow!!! It's gorgeous!!! You should be very proud of your work. I love it! :)
thank you so much for the kind words
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