Thursday, June 23, 2016

Summer & Little-Guy-Ostrich


A few weeks ago I saw a cute ostrich painting on Pinterest. I wanted to see if I could paint it. Thinking it was just a trial painting I turned over one of my paintings I had nearby to test it out on the backside of the page. I then decided to grab my kids former 8-color-count Crayola Watercolor paints – maybe it had something to do with the fact that I was going to be blowing paint through a straw like I did in grade school, but regardless the reason, I’m glad I did! I think the colors turned out very fun. The whole project was fun! I think using the back of watercolor paper, Crayola watercolor paints, and blowing through a straw “allowed” me to just have fun like a kid! Not everyone probably likes this kind of painting, but I fell in love with this little character and can’t stop looking at it. It currently sits in my kitchen, unframed, and totally not in sync with my décor, but he makes me smile! Don’t the colors just scream “summer”?!!

 

We recently went to visit my daughter and her family in Kentucky. My grandchildren were excited for me to take my watercolors and paint with them, so that’s what we did. I showed them how to paint my colorful ostrich, and look how great their paintings turned out! I’m not sure if they had more fun painting or taking pictures of their paintings, but we had a great time!!

 

Last night, after a day of being mostly indoors, I wanted that “summer feeling” about the time I should have been heading to bed. So I pulled out the Crayola Watercolors and designed and painted my own ostrich pictures, using those summer colors once again. What an enjoyable way to end a day!!

 

Happy summer to everyone! I hope you’re enjoying the outdoors and if you can’t always be outdoors, grab your Crayola paint and give it a try!! Just paint little sections at a time and blow the paint  around while it's still wet, using a straw. Protect the eyes and paint them last. The blue and black will make them pop next to all those summer colors. Then add some shadow with the blue paint and you’ll be smiling like me! I showed my niece how to do this, and even though she hasn’t painted much, she too is smiling and showing her painting to others. These ostriches just simply make me happy!

 

Side note: There's a sweet story about kindness and lemonade that took place on a hot summer day. Check this link out.


 "The Power of Kindness" in the article "George Albert Smith: He Lived as He Taught"

 

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