Simple Easter Window

I guess this isn't technically what you would call a border, but it's the same idea. It took about the same amount of time so it would cost about the same. Despite the overall simplicity, it's one of my favorites so far! I tried out a few new techniques and it was fun to experiment a little.

Springtime animals

There are lots of fun springtime animals to paint, but 3 fit best on this window. Mr. Sheep, Ms. Duck, and Mrs. bunny. I tried to tie them in with each other with their long limbs. :) Stay tuned for some more spring time animal motifs!

Eggs! E-G-Z!

I think I could paint eggs all day long. Basic shape, choose a fun color and then put whatever you want on it! Perfect! Here are four simple ones I painted last week.

C'mon Spring!

I'm not sure I see the signs of spring in Eastern Idaho yet, but it will be here before we know it and the businesses want to stay ahead. So I'm starting to practice some ideas for spring themed windows. Here's the first of a few ideas I have. Once again, wish I had a better camera. I tried some new things on this window which I thought turned out well. It was a really fun one to paint.

Valentine's Border

Experience is a good teacher. I didn't have something definite in mind when I put the base coat on, and as I started sketching it out, I realized I wanted to take it in a different direction. Rookie mistake. This wouldn't have taken me near as long if I would have sketched it out before hand. But for having to work around my mistakes, I was pleased with the outcome. I wish I had a better camera, I'm not so sure these shots so it justice.

Connexion 23

I've been calling around to businesses to beef up my portfolio, and I've been having a lot of positive response! Maybe not a lot of jobs yet, but lots of positive responses. I may be painting a car dealership's windows next week, a restaurant wants me to design their chalkboard menu here and in Idaho Falls weekly-ish (which I'm really excited about), and I've even been offered an opportunity to paint a mural on the side of a restaurant! Yikes! We'll see about that one...
I got to paint the windows for a local clothing store this past week. They were really laid back about it, so it was fun for me to choose whatever I wanted to paint, so I chose something I was pretty comfortable with. They really liked it! I had to paint at night so that Richie could be with the kids, so it was a tad bit chilly, but totally worth it!