I wanted to create a palette backround on cardboard, at this art project, and also wanted to find out, how well a canvas surface would this turn out. The cardboard was primered with gesso and black colour, and after drying, was painted with layers of several hues of beige. I was also experimenting with flowers made of air dry clay, and had these hand sculpted roses available. I painted them in colours to match a decoupage napkin. Created some air dry leaves as well. I cut a second cardboard in an oval shape and decoupaged it with a bird on a branch image. Then I stenciled the canvas and created a matching colour for natural bricks result. Finally, the canvas was assemplaged in place. It will remind me the many hours with sparrows flying happily among trees, when the summer heat was giving place to summer afternoons.
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With love,
