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Antiqued Angels with VerDay Paints & StencilGirl

I really enjoy the look of old things. I collect antiques and love it when my new paintings can get an old feeling to them ~ worn, loved, with a story. That is one of the reasons I was excited to use the VerDay paint & patina kit.

I can not tell you how much I LOVED working with these Verday paints! There are so many possibilities.  I started off by making myself a little "cheat sheet" to see how the different layering of paints and patina gave different effects.  I suggest you do the same.

Once I decided on my palette, I began by brushing on bronze and brass paints on to my canvas.

I quickly decided to add some texture into my paint by rubbing some of it off with Carolyn Dube's crossword stencil from StencilGirl Products.

After that dried, I added some copper paint with Maria McGuire's Stitch A Greek Medallion stencil from StencilGirl Products.

I immediately sprayed the wet copper paint with the patina to activate the metal paint.

Once it dried, I got this beautiful background. LOVE.

I turned the canvas horizontal and sketched out some old world angel figures.

I finished up the canvas by adding in acrylic paints with a palette knife to give the canvas more texture and bring the angels to life with a little brush work.

Here are some close ups:

I hope you enjoyed and find some new things to make old with this great set! Be sure to follow me on Instagram @kirstenkreed or follow me on Facebook at Kirsten Reed Designs. I love hearing from you!

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My Funky Skyline

This canvas of mine has been in the studio for quite some time...evolving with layers.  Nothing had really jumped out at me.  I worked on the layers for months, adding cool colors adding warm colors, making marks.

Until this week..and it became my Nashville skyline, a view you see as you enter the city from the south.  It is a little funky, sitting in an envelope of clouds where dreams are wished.  

Bright lights. Big dreams. Amazing Tennessee sunsets and warm Southern hospitality all wrapped around our "small big city".  Music City.

I will be bringing my new piece to the Tomato Arts Festival in the east end of Nashville this weekend.  It should be fun ~ if you are in town, come see me in booth #527!