Stage Panels for 42nd Street School Musical

Wednesday and Thursday of this week I painted for hours and almost finished the panels for the school musical, 42nd street. I put "sparkle dust" on the dancers' dress and shirt (and onto the wall sconces) by shaking some onto the palm of my hand and blowing it onto the wet paint. Most of it went into the air and onto the ground (you can see some on the floor under the lady dancer) but the part that stuck looks real snazzy.

Painting projects day

Look at the colorful environment I get to paint in at Michaels. I had a prepared lesson plan for the demo, but see the silk tulips on the table next to me? I ditched the lesson plan and painted the tulips instead! The painting needs more work, but thought you'd like to see it.

Here's the update I promised you. While I demonstrated at Michaels, two parents at the high school painted the bars of the gates today. Thank you!!

Set for 42nd street

I'm helping out with the high school musical my daughter is in by painting some of the background sets. Each of these four panels is 8'x4'. Another mom and I traced the collage onto transparencies and then projected them onto the black cardboard panels. Then we traced again onto the panels with chalk. Today some of the parents will start painting in the gates while I'll be at Michaels doing another painting demonstration. I'll take pictures as we go. It's fun to work on a large scale.

Butterfly in the Springtime

I can't wait for springtime so I'm hurrying it along by painting butterflies again! I've also been busy teaching a watercolor class to five ladies, doing acrylic demonstrations at Michaels, and painting a background set for my daughter's high school musical. More to come on these projects... stay tuned.