Enhancing Projects

This old Cupboard door I painted chickens on..This the Before

I felt it needed more embellishments, shading, details..sooo

This is the After:

I like it now...Much Needed

Improvement...

see it or buy it here:

susanwymolaart.etsy.com

My Daily Apple

Green Apple on textured wood.

Funky Chicken Store Now Open

I have never been to the Florida Keys, 

but My art has made it's way there.

I was asked by the store owner to

create a Funky Chicken logo for his store.

He found my art on my blog and facebook,

and he said My chickens were the

Happiest Chickens he ever saw.

After many different Roosters I painted 

and showed my client, this one below

passed the Audition!

My designs made it onto T shirts for the store too.

My art is on the two on the left and right of this rack. They look Fabulous, don't they?

One day maybe I will be lucky enough to 

visit The Funky Chicken Store..

Click on the link and go

take the virtual of the shop!

It's good to know that all my time sitting in front of the computer is not all for nothing.

Thank You Mr. Funky Chicken Store

for your patience and creating such a beautiful store and including my Art

and being so nice to work with. It has

been such a pleasure.

CHICKENS ON THE EASEL

A New painting of chickens I'm working on.. 

'From a Different View'...

This painting is on weathered cedar. 

I love painting on this stuff and 

I am running out of the wider pieces...

Soon to be listed on my etsy store,

tune in....

I'm Still Obsessed!

PALETTE KNIFE TEXAS FLAG ART AND AMERICAN FLAG ART

NEW LISTING ON ETSY

AMERICAN FLAG ON TEXTURED BOARD.

FOR SALE ON ETSY

PAINT A LARGE CANVAS MURAL (PORTABLE) WITH PAINTERS DROP CLOTH

Use Painters Drop cloth canvas to paint

a Huge painting or portable Mural.

It's 4 feet by 5 feet.

You can find these drop cloth canvases at

Walmart or Home Depot, etc.

Here is how I did this one:

First you have to wash and dry the fabric. It's best to cut the size you want first

then wash them and dry them. 

Hang them up somewhere or drape them over something to keep them from creasing.

You may have to iron some of the wrinkles 

out but for the most part, this fabric 

washes and dries pretty much wrinkle free.

TIP: Do Not paint a wrinkle, 

it will be that way forever.

I have a large workshop so I use a 

wall to hang them up from clip rings 

until I am ready to work on them, 

and also as I am painting one.

Step One is to coat the entire canvas 

with Faux glaze. This helps the paints 

to go on much better, as the fabric 

is very THIRSTY.

Next, I basecoated with latex flat 

white paint.

When it's dry, the next step is to 

draw the design you are wanting to paint. 

I used chalk to sketch so it can be 

easily covered up with paint.

I am using acrylic paints.

If you don't have a free wall to tack 

up the drop cloth so you can paint it, 

use a large

sheet of plywood as your wall.

When the painting is finished, 

You can glue the edges under or sew them

if you are a seamstress. 

After the paint has dried, put a coat of 

Faux Glaze over it, and it's all done!

I don't know how many folks would have a 

wall space to hang a 4' x 5' canvas, but

I would find a spot if I wanted it.

You could also hang this to cover a window

as a curtain. You could paint a faux bed

frame headboard and hang on the wall behind the bed, wouldn't that be great!

I will have this one up for sale on Etsy 

when it's finished.

The best part is that it can be folded

into a square for shipping!

The customer buy their own

clip rings or curtain rod 'n' brackets

or decide how to display the art.

I listed this Wall Hanging Mural Flag

FOR SALE:

www.susanwymolaart.etsy.com

Here's a Landscape with a tree.

I will finish it when I figure out 

what I want to do next.

Maybe an RV camper set up,

maybe a family tree with

a clothesline banner for photos...

'The Sky is the Limit'!

Paint you some New Shoes

Start with an old pair of canvas shoes,

mix up some acrylics with textile medium

and start painting.

Cackleblossums goes to Key West, Florida

Three of my designs have been made into T-shirts! Sold at the

Funky Chicken Store, Key West, Florida.

The Store is new and not open yet, but I am so excited my Art will be displayed there. 

SPRING SALE on SIGNS EGGNOUNCMENT!

DO YOU

have OCD?

oBseSsive cHicKen DisOrdEr?

Do You like Cute Funky

Signs to hang up?

They are so fun to read and laugh

when other people read them.

Signs make Great 

Conversation pieces

 I CAN do Custom phrases or

wordage for you if you want.

LOTS OF FUN COLORS

and you can have a custom phrase or wordage

TURQUOISE AND ORANGE

YELLOW AND GREEN

OR PRIMITIVE COLORS

                                       

SO LET'S GET THIS SALE STARTED

CUZ I'M ON A ROOOOLLLLLL!

I KNOW I could do well selling at wholesale prices to the brick and mortar stores (real retail shops)

but I would have to travel around to find them. So I figured, 

why not make them wholesale prices to the public ? 

Let me Share the fun with YOU, and no middle man involved. I think it's a fantastic idea.

I am so EGGXCITED to announce

that each sign is now only 

$14.00 per sign,which is a

a huge discount.

If You Do have a Brick and Mortar Shop, and would like to get these signs in your store, or you need eggstra inventory for your craft shows, These signs sell. I can ship lots of signs in a flat rate box to save money, and extra discount off large orders.

Or you can come to my studio near College Station,Tx and pick up your order.

Got them listed on my etsy for sale, but if you would like to order and pay with your credit card, I process with the square card reader.

Email me at susanwymola@gmail.com

and put Buy Signs} in the subject line and I will let you know how you can buy these signs.

One or more..it's all good.

Hope to hear from you all..

New Junk with Artistic Rejuvenations

I Love Spring and Bluebonnets.

These old pots were fun to

rejuvenate. I love to have lots of items ready when I want to paint those wildflowers.

Texas Campfire Pot

Texas Fancy Pot

Texas Size Bowl

of Wildflowers

Hand Painted Wares

by Susan Wymola

see my website for purchasing

Susan Wymola Artreprenuer

Sweet stuff for Sweethearts on Valentines Day

Got Something Sweet to give to Someone

Special for Valentines day?

I think Roses painted on Vintage wares

are Wonderful. All the photos below are 

paintings or projects done by me,

Susan Downey Wymola.

I Love Painting on Windows, and this one

is just a small frame.

Here's another favorite unique Window.

Next is a Swap I did. Hand painted

Card, Ribbon Roses I made, A book marker

I painted roses on which is a dotted swiss ribbon, and tied at the bottom is a glass prism with a dragonfly painted on it. 

Painted on glass goblets make

a great candy dish. 

And then the candy bar wrapper is painted

on a silk scrap.

A large Valentines display!

A local gift store displayed my candy bars with designer wrappers at

Valentines Day!

I think Candy Bar Wrappers on Hershey Bars are a Wonderful  Gift Idea, Especially for

a large group like students or teachers

or co-workers. Who would not Love a

designer gift wrapped candy bar?

More designer wrappers.

I ran sheet music through

my printer and added text messages

and the heart was my art cropped into a heart.

The little rose was hand painted onto sheet music.

The black doodles were just

to add embellishments.

You could always add 

Glitter paint too.

To make your own candy bar wrappers, remove the paper wrapper from a candy bar,

then use it for a pattern.

That would be Sweet of You.

Get my free painting pattern for

painting roses

here

Get More Free Painting Patterns by Susan Downey Wymola

here