Make a Wish Painting

Here's another creation from last weekend. We started with a framed print, but the print was hideous so we chunked the print and started from scratch. I thought  had a before picture, but I failed....I completely forgot to snap it.

We gave the frame a custom distressed paint job in silver, white and black. I wanted to keep the overall color of the frame fairly light because of the cheery nature of the "Make a Wish" phrase. I thought this would be a great piece for a nursery or a child's bedroom, so dark simply was not the way to go. 

Then I moved on to the painting while Charlie finished up the clear coating on the frame. I applied a couple of layers of turquoise acrylic for the base coat  and then painted away with white acrylic. I love the simple graphic quality of just using two colors. I think this would add a touch of whimsy to any space.

We love how it turned out, and I'm sure there will be more of these to come in different sizes. I think we may experiment with different paint jobs on the frames, and maybe even different color combos on the painting it's self. Actually, if you love this but you need a specific size or color I could easily make a custom one for you. This particular one is $65 and the dimensions are somewhere around 24x36. I'll have to update this with more precise measurements later. I'm currently working out of town, and I completely forgot to measure it before I left, but I just couldn't wait to share it.

For your viewing delight here's a shot I snapped the other night. I'm currently at Kiawah Island, which is about 30 minutes outside of Charleston, South Carolina. For golf lovers, it's the home of the Ocean Course, which was the site of the 2012 PGA Championships. This particular shot was taken from The Ryder Cup Bar located in the club house of the Ocean Course, and I do believe this is the green for the 18th hole.