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!

GIVEAWAY

4-piece VerDay Kit of Reactive Metal Paint & Patina
and a $25 StencilGirl Gift Certificate to one lucky winner!

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Make sure you keep hopping today with these featured artists:

August 17

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Cheryl Darrow

Mary Beth Shaw

August 18: 

StencilGirl Talk

Carolyn Dube

Janet Joehlin

Kirsten Reed - you are here now 

August 19

StencilGirl Talk

Gwen Lafleur

Mary C. Nasser

Collaboration Fun with a Friend

On my way home from a visit to friends in Ohio, I decided to make a slight detour and visit my friend and artist Carolyn Dube.  I was SO EXCITED to play in her studio with her! You know those kind of people that just "get" you? Well, she does and we wasted no time playing, video taping and laughing. Laughing a lot!

She is the video queen and has TONS of great tutorials on YouTube including this one below.  Please excuse the disheveled look of me in the intro...she did NOT tell me we were going to tape and so I didn't get hours in the make up chair like she did! ;0

Anyway, hope you enjoy our little canvas play as we paint a layer, switch canvases and paint more.

Here are some snap shots of the canvases as we played.  Below is the video.

Does anyone else laugh when they see these words and how they "happened" together??!!

Let me know what you think!

Be Kind

Hop on over to StencilGirl Talk blog today where I make these little minis come to life!

Good Morning!

New piece fresh out of the studio! Lots of texture in this "Good Morning" bouquet measuring 30x30" acrylic on canvas. Contact me for purchase details at: kirstenreed@yahoo.com.

Hope you have good morning!

Evolution of a City

Today I will take you on a tour of my city...Nashville.

Well, sort of.  I will show you how my cityscape painting of Nashville came to be through progression photos!

Here is where I began with my 24x48 canvas.

And this is where I ended.

Hope you enjoyed the tour!

This painting will debut at my next show, Centennial Holiday Show, November 22-23. Hope to see you there.

If you enjoyed this post, be sure to check my past posts and some of my free tutorials on my blog page above or at  Kirsten Reed Designs or just follow me on Bloglovin' and get them delivered to your inbox!

Patriotic Pop

Just in time for Flag Day...come see my artistic interpretation of the American flag today on the StencilGirl Talk blog!

My website is HERE!! Woot Woot!!!

I told you I had a big surprise coming....and today is the big unveil!

Lots of blood, sweat and tears and help from professionals have gone into building a little website for Kirsten Reed Designs and today is the day I get to share it with you!!!

I am so stinkin' excited!

So please, please, please take some time to browse my new site, visit the gallery, leave a comment if you wish too!

In celebration of this special day I am inviting you to be part of the party ~ it's my website launch & birthday celebration! Why birthday? Because my daughter's birthday is today and mine is later this week ~ September is truly a birthday month around here ~ so why not celebrate life too?!!

Instead of bringing me presents, I am going to give fun party gifts to YOU....things like art prints and supplies.

Here are the prints I am going to give you a chance to win ~ each one is a small representation of me and how I have felt on this journey so far. 

Morning Y'all.  The coffee one -- well, because I live in the South and I LOVE my coffee. Oh, who am I kidding? I don't love it, I NEED it.  It is the reason for me to get myself moving most mornings. LOL!

I will be giving away an 8x10 giclee canvas print of my original mixed media piece, Morning Y'all!
A $28 value.

She Found Her Courage.  I am her.  She found the courage to put herself out there in the art world, take a chance on herself and follow her dreams.

I will be giving away an 11x14" canvas giclee print of my mixed media original, She Found Her Courage.  A $38 value.

My Dreamer Girl.  Full of dreams, obligations, and trying to figure out how to balance it all.  Yes, I love her. She is me.

I will be giving away an 8x8" canvas print of my mixed media original, Dreamer Girl.  A $28 value.

Dream!  This was one of the first pieces I made when I subconsciously made the decision to pursue art full time.

I will be giving away an 8x10 giclee print on sunset textured paper mounted with a one inch border of Dream!  A $25 value.

In addition to those I will also have stamps from Christy Tomlinson, Donna Downey, Strathmore Mixed Media art cards & envelopes to have fun designing, 8x10 canvas panels to play with, Portfolio oil pastels (love these things!!), a chipboard album from Pink Paislee, and more! (see photo on the giveaway entry form below)

It's easy to win ~ you MUST visit my NEW website and sign up for my newsletter via email. I will email out a newsletter with fun tips and exclusive specials for subscribers approximately quarterly. (don't worry I will NOT clog up your email!)

Then if you really want to share the love ~ you MAY increase your chances of winning something by liking me on Facebook, following me on Instagram, Pinterest and/or Twitter.  Whatever you feel comfortable with doing and however many entries you'd like to have. It's totally up to you!

Thank you for all the great encouragement and support! I truly appreciate it! And I wish you the best of luck!!!