HAND PAINTED DOOR MURAL PART 1

(pic. of sketched door on actual door that leads out to the garage)

Happy New Year everyone!  Here we are the 3rd week into the new year and I hope it is going well for everyone, it sure has for me.  I enjoyed my visit with my daughter, but now she is back on campus at SCAD so I'm staying busy with  some projects.  One of them is working on a  mural in my kitchen that will compliment another mural that exist in the same space.   The door I'm painting will continue with the theme to the first mural I have in the kitchen of a Tuscan scene which I painted unto the bi-fold doors that close and hide the washer and dryer. The other door leads to the garage and since it breaks the wall space in an uneven fashion I wanted to create the illusion of looking out to a vineyard. Trying to make the best of a bad builder decision.

I sketched out an outline on the actual door itself of a wooden door.  The top of the door opens to the view of a vineyard that continues the theme of the bi-fold doors.  I used chalk to first create the layout and perspective. It's easy to do this with chalk when you are using acrylic paints you can paint over the chalk lines and the lines will disappear.  It is also helpful when you want to make changes, you can easily wipe the chalk lines away and start over again.  I than  proceeded to create a wash of burnt sienna to block in the layout of the mural before I move forward with all the under-painting.

I have already started the under painting, blocking in the colors of the sky, mountain area and will start this week blocking in the rest of the outdoor scene.  Once I'm happy with it I will continue to define these area's and fine tune them before I start to create a faux finish of wood grain of the sketched door.

I sketched a hat unto the faux door, but I'm not quite sure if I should keep it. What do you think?  As I continue painting I will let the door speak to me and see if the hat stays.  I did decide however, to paint a fresh baked pie unto the ledge of the opening of the door and make it appear as though it was cooling off before being served.

Below is the Tuscan scene painted unto the bi-fold doors which hide the washer and dryer.  I made the best out of some unsightly doors that are in the middle of my dinning and kitchen area which is all one huge open space that I do happen to like very much.   I will post part 2 this week.

(Pic:mural painted on doors which hide washer & dryer great to look at on cold winter days)

Mural on a door

I hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving.  I greatly enjoyed my with my family and friends. I continue to enjoy having my daughter home for the holidays.  We both are working on our to do list of creative work that we have wanted to finish up.

I had over the spring sketched and blocked a mural on a door in our kitchen/dining area.  The door leads to the garage.  I wanted to give it some interest since it is a boring door to look at.  I will start painting the mural in the next few weeks to finish it up.  It will follow the theme of a vineyard mural I painted on the bi-fold doors that sticks out like a soar thumb in the dining area into the kitchen.  The doors hide the laundry area.  

Painting the doors gives some interest and camouflage the doors that break up the wall in a awkward way.   The murals give a sense  one being part of the outdoors especially during the cold months when our days are shorter and we lack good day light.

I will be creating a video of the process as well.   

Please visit my store on my website and have a look around, I'm offering free shipping through the 12th of December this excludes furniture as these are heavy items in most cases and do require special packaging and shipping cost.

WELCOME GREEN DIVA LISTENER’S

(Photo:-Image from The Green Diva Radio show)

 

I am a GA Radio correspondent for The Green Divas radio show out of New Jersey all things Green.  I want to thank Megan Mc Williams for giving me this opportunity to share all things Green and sustainable from an artist perspective from the GA Peach State!  Please listen in every Saturday from 10-11 am eastern time they are grate Divas with a lot of information. On WMTR 1250AM. 

I talked about green paints that I love to use.  I'm always doing research, as an Eco artist it is very important to me to use the best materials out there that won't affect my health in the process of creating and designing and for my clients.  I have them listed here on my blog in the Green Resource section.  

I love to test products to see if they really do what they say they will; so if they are good, have a good rating for green than they will be on this blog and Facebook page.  I will continue to add more web sites that I truly feel are worth your time and investment in an effort to go green and live a sustainable lifestyle. 

I have been very busy the last two months.  Getting my daughter ready for college a very emotional but joyous event.  I'm so proud of my Katie.  You Rock!

 

I have been working on a project with the children of Rainbow Village for their upcoming Gala October 22, which helps raise funds for their organization and awareness to the needs of displaced families.  Please visit the link for more details on their organization. http://rainbowvillage.org/

I have also been working on a fun tapestry 19x53 for a client out of Rhode Island with combinations of beautiful purples and slivers.  I had so fun much painting it.  She should be receiving it today can't wait to see pictures of it.

Well it is a beautiful day today here in GA just love the crisp weather.  I plan on having me a hot cup of herbal tea and work on finishing some Christmas theme boxes for the Rainbow Village Gala. They are turning out just beautifully.

Remember Going Green doesn't have to be a chore small changes make a difference that can contribute to your health and environment.   

Best Wishes

A Fresh New Look

(Photo: Of new store page on www.maggiemiller-handpainted.com site)

Hi everyone, here in Ga the month of August starts a new school year.  Here at Maggie Miller Hand Painted it marks a new look for my website and blog.   I have been busy not only creating but getting trained as a Dewey Color Coordinator through the Dewey Color System and I have been working with my friend and website creator Vanessa Potts on a new look for my website.  Because of the growth that my business is experiencing and as my green sustainable product line continues to grow I needed to expand and streamline things a bit.  My site now includes a store for easy shopping, everything you need to know on how I create, from commissioning artwork to any current news on what I'm doing with charities, my community and trainings and certifications that pertain to my area of expertise and industry to better serve my clients.

I hope you visit the new site and store.  Starting today August 17 through August 31, 2011 you will receive 10% off the retail price.  You will see the discount taken off upon checkout. There will be give-aways from time to time, free shipping offers and contest in the months to come.

There is a lot of information on going green from resources, products, and ways to go green that can be overwhelming to those considering going green.  As I was going through my transition myself because of my health problems it was very overwhelming; So I created files for myself on all things green, which helped me and I'm sharing it with you.   I do a lot of business with green sustainable companies, recycling and always on the look out for new and cost saving ways to do so.  So on my blog I have added several new tabs which you can click on to access information on Green Tips on Recycling, Green Resources, Decorating Green what to look for on product labels when you are decorating for your home. I'm always researching companies that are sustainable and offer a great product.  There is a tab for Green in Atlanta as well since I'm from GA I thought this would help my readers in my area to have a quick tab to click on and find valid resources.  These will continue to grow as I find new resources and update those already listed to ensure that they are accurate.

If you have any great tips for recycling or how to reuse 

plastic,glass and other items in an artistic 

way I would love to hear from you and share it on the blog. 

If you are a Green Company that would like to share your

information on my blog, especially 

if it helps the artist in creating art in a Sustainable 

non-toxic way please send me a message and include

your website and contact information and state 

where your business is located. 

I would love to do a feature on your Green

and Sustainable business. What it means to 

you on a personal and business level to be green.