What an amazing promise from God!
One of my friends asked me to make her a customized 16" x 20" art piece for her home with Ecclesiastes 3:11 being the main focus.
Color theme should consist of blues, grays and purples
with a tree somewhere in the painting.
The biggest challenge of not having a whole lot of initial vision for a piece is just that... not having a grand initial vision for the piece.
But I went with it. I'm honestly not even sure how I arrived to completion with this piece because it started out way dull and kind of dark. Then I started highlighting areas and made the leaves (unrealistically) purple, turquoise, gray and white. It brought a whimsical flair to the piece; it brought hope, which is what Ecclesiastes 3:11 is all about.
Confession: I wish I could say that I free-handed the wood grain on the tree but I used a stencil. I've been wanting to use this stencil for forever, and I finally did. It was worth the wait. Everything else was freehand though, I promise.
The sides are painted in gray and lavender stripes to highlight some of the lavender she has as accent pieces in the room.
I've really never done a piece like this for someone, being without a mixed media theme, but it was super fun to make. I hope Nicole loves it as much as I do!!
