A few months ago, I had the opportunity to attend the launch of HGTV Home by Sherwin Williams. I was excited to see a few of my favorites coming together to make beautiful colors and fabulous paints easily accessible.
Each color stands gracefully on its own, but the palette collectively creates a stunning rainbow. It reminded me of our visit to Carmel just the week before, where between sunrise and sunset, we experienced a complete color palette.
In effort to relax and enjoy our vacation in Carmel, I rarely traveled with my camera. I captured a few iPhone photos, but nothing frame-worthy.
When we travel, we try to take home a keepsake that we can integrate into the decor of our home. We searched an array of galleries while in Carmel for an oil painting for our living room, but none seemed to fit our budget and color palette.
Recalling the HGTV Home by Sherwin Williams colors, I decided to attempt taking my photo to canvas, painting a canvas of my own. I enlisted Chris’ help so that I could take a few photographs along the way. We interpreted the photograph in colors that relate well in our home.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to loosely interpret one of my iPhone photos into a canvas painting I was anxious to display in our home. I am anything but an artist and haven’t lifted an artist’s paint brush in years.
I selected pure silk for the sheep, crescent blue, tidewater and downy for the sky, ryegrass seed, mountain moss and gritsmill greige the pasture.
Cropped photo:
To create your own canvas painting you’ll need:
a print out or full page view on your computer of your image
paint brushes
a variety of paint colors
water {I love using this when the girls’ are doing art as well}
canvas
pencil
Step-by-step details:
- Sketch your main details. For our landscape painting, it was the horizon lines.
- Start by painting your main area the most dominant color. Allow it to dry.
- Proceed to painting your second primary area, again in the most dominant color. Allow it to dry.
- Begin painting the details in your main area, in an alternative color or blend of colors. We started by using the lighter crescent blue, then blended it with downy to create clouds. We didn’t take it too literally, swirling and streaking with the brush.
- Add in layers of details to the secondary section of your painting, again blending paints to create a natural look.
- Add final details.
Tips:
Blending paints gives a painting depth.
Layer – allow each layer to dry {often just a few minutes between each}.
Don’t be too literal. Your interpretation will feel casual and beautiful rather than forced.
Try again. Don’t like the result? Just paint over it and try again!
I’m so excited to add another piece of art to our walls that has significance to Chris and I. Thank you to Lowe’s for sponsoring this project and carrying such an inspiring color palette that compliments our home. As always, all opinions and ideas are my own.
Table of Contents
Photo to Canvas Painting
Equipment
- Paint brushes
- Canvas
- Pencil
Ingredients
- a print out or full page view on your computer of your image
- a variety of paint colors
- Water
Instructions
- Sketch your main details.
- Start by painting your main area the most dominant color. Allow to dry
- Proceed to painting your second primary area, again in the most dominant color. Allow it to dry.
- Begin painting the details in your main area, in a na alternative color or blend of colors. We didn't take it too literally, swirling and streaking with the brush.
- Add in layers of details to the secondary section of your painting, again blending paints to create a more natural look.
- Add final details.
Notes
- Blending paints gives a painting depth
- Layer- allow each layer to dry {often just a few minutes between each other}
Simple and so beautiful! Looking forward to seeing you in September!
xo
Kate
You as well, Kate! Thanks for tagging me in 10 Things. I look forward to sharing soon. Have a gorgeous week!
Looks beautiful! Can you share the details of the frame? It looks really nice. Can you show a full closeup of the finished painting?
I purchased them in bulk from an online art store last year. Maybe – promise not to judge? I truly am not an artist, but so proud to have something beautiful to hang in our home.
This is a lovely tutorial Julie!! I can’t wait to do one of my own. I’ve tried my hand at water colors the other day…lets just say, I’ll need practice before I commit to that! ☺️
Yeah, Chloe – don’t count on me for watercolor. I found this to be significantly easier. My watercolor experiment last year proved to be more elementary than my daughter’s.
I’m literally obsessed with this!! So gorgeous and creative! I’m going to come live at your house. Don’t mind me!!!
The guest room has the best view. It would be so fun to host you all for a weekend sometime!
Turned out so lovely! And who would have guessed you used paint from a hardware store…not me!