Well- I'm all done with this LOVELY flower painting. I've never actually painted a vase flowers before- that I can remember... Anyway- My other obsession- besides my family and my art- is interior design. This painting was inspired a lot by some pretty cool stuff that I'm seeing in interior design trends. I love me some animal print- and the new one out there is dalmation print. I think its so much fun! And the other is the blue willow vase. It reminds me of my great-grandma's dishes :)

The final step in most of my paintings is a clear coat/ varnish. Acrylic paint tends to dull down as it dries. A coat of varnish on top makes the colors very brilliant! Its fun too because you really can't mess it up. I just take a big brush and the clear varnish and paint it over the painting- trying to mimic strokes underneath. Voila!

Here's the clear coat I use.  It's called "Gloss Medium and Varnish" — Here's the clear coat I use. It's called "Gloss Medium and Varnish"

So, thats a wrap!

Here it is over the  fireplace!  So cheery... — Here it is over the fireplace! So cheery...