This painting I made last summer. I have a huge collection of saved project ideas and inspirations, and one of them was a circular flower field. I recently invested in a dehydrator, so why not me?
I saved the container (crate, box, ?) that a neon sign came in and that became my frame. And I cut up a bunch of limes that were on their last legs and put them in the dehydrator. The crate was covered in very sticky tape that I had to remove and required wood glue to hold the outside edges together.
my motivation
I have seen this painting on Pinterest, Google and a few other places. I believe the prints are also available for purchase on the web. I saved it a few years ago… that crate and that lime finally got me going.
First I dehydrated the limes…
Then I painted them in different colors…
If you’re interested, these are the paint colors I used…
I painted the frame white and the interior various shades of blues and greens. I actually used my airbrush for this, which I’m still getting the hang of.
I added the black and white speckling with a toothbrush, because I love the speckled look!
I also added black to the center of each lime and dabbed on some white around the edges for highlights.
After the paint on my canvas was dry, I used a fine marker to add the stems, then glued all the limes on!
That’s it. Now it hangs on my wall and I can see it from my craft area. I love it. It’s so cheerful and colorful! What have you made recently?
If you have TikTok, I post videos of current projects There! I hope this has inspired you to create something this week. ☺️
