{"id":21646,"date":"2014-02-04T19:08:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T00:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21646"},"modified":"2015-08-18T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T21:23:45","slug":"how-to-create-your-own-modern-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21646","title":{"rendered":"How To Create Your Own Modern Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

We like doing our own modern art here at The 2 Seasons<\/em>. \u00a0Mom made a couple of modern art projects (here<\/a> and here<\/a>),\u00a0 and I followed to make my own<\/a>.\u00a0 We have a blank wall in our study, and I definitely wanted to add some color in the form of DIY art.\u00a0 Some people say this isn’t art but instead it is making home decor.\u00a0\u00a0 Whatever it is called, it is a great way to create color and interest for your walls. \u00a0Plus, it’s an automatic conversation piece.<\/h3>\n

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We discovered the artist Cassandra Tondro<\/a>\u00a0and all of her amazing work. \u00a0I found out she also had some Youtube videos that teach how to make your own art out of left over house paint.\u00a0 It looked like a fun project, and I decided to give it a try. \u00a0I am happy to report that I had great success following her method, and I am about to share it with you.<\/h3>\n

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To get started, you need a canvas, plastic drop cloth<\/a>, old house paint, gloves. The first step is to find an area where you can spread out a couple of layers of the plastic drop cloth. \u00a0I worked in my basement so the photos are not the best.<\/h3>\n

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Once the plastic drop cloth<\/a> is on the floor, take your canvas and map its size. \u00a0I just marked the sides\/size with Frog tape<\/a>. \u00a0You can also use a felt-tip marker if you don’t want to use tape. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Here is the plastic marked with the size of the canvas.\u00a0 This serves as the guideline for where the paint goes.<\/h3>\n

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The next step is to get your paint ready to go. \u00a0Remove the lids and stir each can of paint so that it is well-mixed. \u00a0Put on some fun music, and take your first color and start pouring. \u00a0This is when you determine if you want to make a design and how you want your colors to blend and mix.<\/h3>\n

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The next couple of pictures all show me adding the color to area.<\/h3>\n

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I had a lot of paint samples that I used. \u00a0 This project uses a lot of paint. \u00a0The Habitat Restore sells house paint at a deep discount so if you need additional colors be sure to check out your Restore. \u00a0Also, you can sometimes find discounted cans of mistake paint at Lowe’s and Home Depot.<\/h3>\n

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Once you are happy with your colors and design, gently place the canvas on top of the paint.\u00a0 You can do an undercoat on the canvas beforehand if you want, and allow it to dry first. \u00a0That is a way to add an additional color to your creation.<\/h3>\n

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Take your hands and rub them on the canvas to get out any air bubbles and to spread the paint around and cover the canvas.<\/h3>\n

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When you think you have covered the whole canvas, pull the canvas directly up from either a side or straight up. \u00a0 I pulled up from a side. \u00a0Take it to an out-of-the-way area to dry for a couple of days. \u00a0The colors need to dry and set so they won’t run when you hang it on the wall.<\/h3>\n

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My canvas measured 24 x 36, but I also had a small canvas on hand. \u00a0Since I had a lot of paint on the plastic, I decided to make another small creation using the same colors.<\/h3>\n

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The possibilities are endless, and this would be fun for all ages.<\/h3>\n

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The painting now has a home in our study and I LOVE it.!<\/h3>\n

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Now it’s time to name this piece. \u00a0Any suggestions?<\/h3>\n

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Cheers!<\/h3>\n

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We like doing our own modern art here at The 2 Seasons. \u00a0Mom made a couple of modern art projects (here and here),\u00a0 and I followed to make my own.\u00a0 We have a blank wall in our study, and I definitely wanted to add some color in the form of DIY art.\u00a0 Some people say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21646"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21646"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28406,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21646\/revisions\/28406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}