In order to prepare myself to do this Homer painting, I bought a paint by numbers kit from Faber-Castell of Monet's "The Japanese Footbridge" [link].
The Monet kit that I bought was rated for people over 8 years. Wow! I found out quickly that apparently I did not have the skill level of an 8 year old!
Pictures are easier
That's when it came to me that I could do this project with a digital image! All that I was really after, was to hang Homer's "Breezing Up" on my apartment's wall.
After capturing this image on the net, I used Apple's "Photos" [link] to adjust the image to my liking. There is a copy store just a few blocks away from Guava, where I bought a nice reproduction on photo paper.
Then I took that printed "Breezing Up" to a Michael's Craft Store where a custom mat was made, and my pic mounted in a lovely frame! :)
My "Breezing Up"
.
It's amazing what 8 year olds can do these days....
ReplyDeleteVery nice George! When you say "photo" what particular program do you mean? I have the editing program that comes with my iPhone 6s. Is that it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Bill,
DeleteIt's actually, Apple's "Photos" program. I just edited my blog to make that clear.
George
.
Thanks
DeleteAlways been one of my favorites, too. It's the essense of sailing to me.
ReplyDeleteI wanna see what you painted!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kevin,
DeleteSo far, I only bought a Paint By Numbers, Monet's "The Japanese Footbridge". I have not even begun to paint!!
George
.
Because of the digital age that we have right now, printing is really a luxury since everything and everyone can be tag on different social media. That's why my colleagues from http://www.trustessays.com/research-paper see to ito have a printed photo of their adventures to serve as beautiful memories.
ReplyDelete