Mostly blossoms; just one thorn.
Blossoms: this craft combined several of my loves: dusk, painting, motivational quote(s), and typography. Love it!
Thorns: Sharpie vapors sometimes give me a headache. Excellent ventilation will help though.
My daughter and I went together to paint with some help from my art instructor friend, and had SUCH a great time! We each adapted the instruction to create our preferred design. The original was a dusk sky with the milky way and cactus silhouettes, but I chose to paint tall pine silhouettes instead. My resulting acrylic painting on canvas was so lovely (dusk is my FAVORITE time of day) that I decided to add a hand-lettered motivational saying that I had been composing in my mind for weeks and wanted to have on my wall somewhere:
“Knowledge is only prelude, Action is real power.”
I experimented with various fonts on the computer, and decided on the one called Lobster. I used that digital reference to letter in with pencil and then black sharpie and silver sharpie outlines to make it legible and artful: lovely curves, variation in line weight, and contrast. All things I love in good word art!
The final effect is harmonious: a combination of the stunning beauty of sky and trees all contrasted with the less organic, but equally lovely, lettering of an uplifting and motivating saying. So go now and grow some Roses in your life by acting on the knowledge you gained from this post to create something beautiful!
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