Funky Bar Stools by Carmen

These bar stools are old and the fabric was faded and stained. Since I long ago lost interest in the torture that is called Upholstering, I got out my acrylic paints and painted them to strategically hide every blemish. I did use some tape to mask the lines so they would be straight, but I added a lot of wiggles and dots. Look around your house: see anything you would not normally think of painting? Try it, it's fun!

Carmen

Rooftop Flowers, 8x10 Floral Oil Painting by Carmen Beecher

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This is the finished product from Monday's group session. I can't seem to stop painting San Miguel--it is like being there again, but without the Margaritas. 

I watched Jesus, the yard man, training bougainvillea up the wall, and the one in front of our villa had a trunk the size of a large tree. In the courtyard Jesus kept them tamed by nailing fishing line between two nails and weaving them in and out. I once asked a gardener how to best grow bougainvillea and he said, "With neglect." It's true. Put one in a vacant lot and see what happens.

In the Courtyard