DREAM BIG & a New OWL painting!

TITLE: Dream Big.
2.5 x 2.5 ft on canvas. Original Painting (SOLD)

one of my goals this year was to paint BIG.

i gave it a go earlier this year and just felt so intimidated by the large canvas. i felt like i had to fill up every little bit rather than leave some breathing room. 

and i definitely didn't feel like my characters were worthy of taking up an entire canvas.

and then, this owl came about.

it began on a canvas i had been trying and trying to paint with a girl and bunny ears. but nothing felt right...

after layers and layers and a few months, i pulled out this canvas again and tried an owl.

now i wanted the owl to fill up the canvas. i'd loved the way my owls took up the entire piece in my smaller paintings and realized if that didn't intimidate me, this BIG canvas didn't have to either.

i could treat a large canvas the same way i did something small, but just bump everything up and have even more fun with it.

i LOVE all of the layers and texture in this painting.

i worked with all of the art supplies i love...bleeding art tissue, glitter, acrylics, ink, and vintage wallpaper. 

then on top, i applied a vintage decoupage to give the piece a warm tone. and as a final touch, i added a coat of wax for a matte finish. 

TITLE: Dream Big.
2.5 x 2.5 ft on canvas. Original Painting (SOLD)

This owl is here as a reminder that even on a cloudy day anything is possible, knowing that all you need to do is make your intentions known and DREAM BIG.

have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,

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if you're interested in painting owls, check out my HOW TO PAINT AN OWL online course. it's now self-paced, so you can paint whenever you want and skip ahead until august 2013.

find details and register here.