Have you ever looked at a piece of abstract art and thought, “I could paint that.” Well, what’s stopping you? Maybe you can. Maybe you are the world’s best abstract artist and you don’t even know it yet because you haven’t tried. I worry about that sometimes. What if I’m the world’s best tightrope walker, or muskrat trainer, or freestyle rapper, and I never know because I’VE NEVER TRIED??
Don’t let that happen to you. First things first, get a muskrat. No, wait, I mean a canvas.
The other day my sister and I each took a blank canvas and the same few colors of paint, and tried our hand at abstract art. It was crazy how different they both turned out. I will show you mine, when I am happy with it, which is not today. Turns out I might not be the world’s best abstract artist.
But I love this one from Gemma!
Simple and lovely. Just a few shades of gray with touches of pink and gold. I need to go back and simplify mine, it has about 15 shades of everything and I tried for some soft pink and ended up somewhere in garish hot pink fuchsia town.
See her process at The Sweetest Digs.
And next, guess what Better After reader Jessica turned this old entertainment unit into?
Did you say a desk? I bet not, because who saw that coming? Not me.
She says “I wanted a Pottery Barn desk unit but was unwilling to part with thousands of dollars for it. I found this unfortunate oak entertainment center for $85 and with lots of blood, sweat and tears, got her done. Three months later. Not pictured in the before picture is a couple of filing cabinets I opted to use instead of the ones that came with it.”
I love it. Great job Jessica! And if you’re wondering what Gemma’s abstract art had to do with Jessica’s desk, and why I shared them in one post, it’s because look how happy they would be together:
Hmmm, maybe I’m the world’s best matchmaker, what do you think about that? Ha!
7 Comments
Just Justin
October 7, 2015 at 4:28 PMLiar! I’m almost certain you’ve attempted freestyle rapping! 😉
Elaine
October 7, 2015 at 8:31 PMI love the PB inspired desk/office wall 🙂
Janet A.
October 8, 2015 at 5:43 AMHa ha! Good stuff, Lindsey!
gail marie
October 8, 2015 at 6:17 AMOooo, I could get a lot of work done at that desk!
Laurie V
October 8, 2015 at 8:05 AMThanks, now the song Muskrat Love is going to be in my head all day.
Alison G
October 8, 2015 at 3:59 PMGood matchmaker indeed. ha! And great painting and desk.
nelly
October 9, 2015 at 6:23 AMI asked Kelley to come and talk to the young women about painting one time. She was fabulous of course. My favorite thing she said was that she wasn’t more talented than any of them. She had just decided that she liked to paint and she studied it, took some classes, and practiced.