Getting Fancy Outside My Studio

There is some term to describe what happens when people buy new pillows for their couches, and end up having to remodel the entire house. You know how it goes – new pillows make the couch look shabby, so a new couch is necessary. Then the rest of the furniture looks terrible and has to be replaced. This precipitates a paint job for the living room, which leads to needing new windows for the entire house, which becomes a project of knocking down walls and adding on rooms. 

I got that new floor in my studio, and suddenly the mural on the front door didn’t suit me any more. It might have been there for 10 years, and certainly I can paint better now. Instead of refreshing it, I am replacing it.

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This is how it looked before I started. You’d think I’d paint the outside of the building or re-side it or something. First I need to remember the name of that syndrome for why one should never buy new pillows.
First, a new sky and a blue line down the middle.
First, a new sky and a blue line down the middle.
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Next, a new mountain and blocking in of the next main spaces. The space to the right of the blue line is still the old mural.
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Sorry, Samson, you don’t get to help, and chewing on paintbrushes is forbidden.
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The blue line was the edge of this juniper tree. Now that everything is blocked in, I can begin details, if my brushes haven’t been chewed up by Samson.
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Yes, I’m talking about you, little destructive feline.
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Some detail is now added to the mountain and the juniper.
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And a bit more to the background, trees, shrubs, and ground.

The daylight was fading, so I quit for the day. It might be February before I get back to it.

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3 Comments

  2. First, I think the “rustic” walls make the mural pop out, and fits the rural-ness of the mural subject! Besides, the color matches Samson, that little brush-chewer!

    While I think the original mural looked great, the new one looks mighty fine, too!

    • Thank you for the votes of confidence, Sharon. I appreciate your cheerleading very much!

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