Of course I said SURE!
My inspiration for this piece came along in the form of two pictures I found on-line. The first one was of a magnolia tree, and the other was of a dragonfly standing on a branch.
Here are the steps I took to complete this project.
1. Taped off a border around the edge of the table. (I wanted the table top to look like a picture frame)
2. Painted in the background with a couple different shades of blue, purple, pink and white to create the daylight sky.
3. I drew in the magnolias.
4. I then drew in my dragonfly resting on a branch. (this part needed to be very detailed because he would become the focal point)
5. I began by painting the magnolias in a very naive way because they were meant to appear much further back than the dragonfly.
6. I painted in the dragonfly last so that all the minute detail could be focused on the foreground.
7. I signed it.
8. I removed the tape.
9. I applied 2 coats of varathane to the overall body of the table, but I used 6 coats on the surface.
Here is the finished product.
I hope you liked it.
Note: Sorry about my feet in the pictures. Ha ha!
Until next time.
