Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I found a photo somewhere online, maybe Pinterest that showed 2 stools painted black and a bird nest on one of them.  I loved the colors used, and decided to paint the same picture on canvas.  I started by using a pre-primed canvas, and blended black, brown, and white for the background.  Next I laid the canvas aside to dry.  Once it was dry, I painted on the tree limb and a bird nest.  So here is the finished canvas. When I first saw the photo, I immediately fell in love with the simplicity. The other picture is a tree limb with a bird.  I used the same procedure to paint it. (UPDATE:   Per Jann Olson, the benches were painted by Lynda Bergman).  She's an artist, which I am not, but her benches inspired me with the colors she used. Jann had featured them last week, so that's where I saw them.  Lynda blogs at: http://lyndabergmandecorativeartisan.blogspot.com/ My paintings are not the quality of the inspirational benches, but my...

Just look what I found at Chic or Shabby Shop this week.  I spotted it from a distance and made a bee-line straight to it.  Another lady was in the area looking, and I was just scurrying over there as fast as I could saying, "Lord, don't let her see it!"!!!  Is that bad???  I mean really, if she'd picked it up, I would have been really sad.  Luckily, she kept walking.  Whew!!!  I think it is so pretty.  Don't you???   I think I'm going to make some changes to the little bird, add some color, or stain.      I'm linking up to Funky Junk Interiors for her Saturday Night Special party.  Hope to see you there!!!