House #36A

Salmi's birdhouse is finally done. Took me a while to fulfill her request for a Tudor birdhouse.

Firstly, it's not of the right architecture ...especially the roof ... wrong structure! The shape of the whole house just made it difficult to make it look like a Tudor house.



Secondly... it was a make-over from a decal-pasted design to this. Had to remove the decal pieces, re-apply coats of gesso and paints to cover the mess created hehe

Anyway ... the outcome is pleasant enough... I hope. Salmi is happy ... so I am happy too :))

... and soooooo now... on to my next project ... painting daffodils on a bin :)





Have a great day y'all .... :))

Birdies' berg

Since early last month, I'd spend about 3-4 hrs in the afternoon at Zaitun's place painting on the birdhouses. Had so much fun trying to create a 'story' on those houses....I sincerely hope the owner likes them as much as I enjoyed painting them. There is always this nagging fear that the owner will not be as estatic as I am on the finished product. Everytime the item is collected, I'd become very anxious and stressed out. It's like taking your results after the exam... honestly...I don't like that feeling. Anyway...have a look-see. You be the judge here k? I completed 2 birdhouses ... and here I show off all the 4 sides of each house...

The first is a garden scenery based on Ros Stallcup's free style. The second is a more organised one ...painted to look like a real house...windows with laced curtains, canopy and window boxes with flowers, a front door with inviting steps and a well-cared garden with potted topiaries to complete. I quite enjoy creating this one...but again the fear is always there...would this be accepted??? Urrgghhh...got to learn to get rid of this feeling!!! Any ideas how anybody? The customer is always right so they say... and THAT does not make me feel any better :(

Anyway...the next 4 are pics of the other birdhouse... you tell me... *sigh*