Hey y’all….long time no post! I plan to change that though. Promise.
I wanted to let you know that my soul sister, Kristin of Shabby Perceptions, and I go live every Wednesday night at 8pm est to visit with folks while we paint. It has been so much fun even among the trials and tribulations of trying to do split-screen live video.
We started on Facebook, which is where we hope to get back to as soon as FB gets it working again….but while FB is out of commission for live split-screen videos, we are over on Instagram.
Kristin and I met in 6th grade… I believe in guitar 101. We became fast friends and shared many school-time memories. We remained close friends but lost touch a bit after she moved to Tennessee. We were busy raising kids and I was busy building my business. We reconnected at one of our class reunions and I’d say we’re closer friends now than ever.
Kristin is a furniture artist and recently started Shabby Perceptions. She purchases antique furniture and re-finishes them to be works of art! She layers paint with putty knives and wet sands the piece to get a layered, textured, yummy finish. Below are photos of her work.
About a month ago, she suggested that we paint together live on Facebook and, of course, I was all in! What a perfect way for her and I to “see” each other and visit each week but also to interact with the friends we’ve made through social media.
You can watch Kristin paint her furniture pieces while at the same time watch me paint and acrylic piece of art…whether it be an acrylic mix-media angel, a Early American folkart piece or a textured, grungy abstract-ish painting. Tune in each week to see the progression of our work.
Follow Kristin Alexander of Shabby Perceptions on Facebook and Instagram.
Here is the angel I worked on for our first 3 Whatcha Paintin’ Wednesdays (WPW). The only thing left to do after our 3 WPW was to crackle and antique it which takes hours between the drying times in the layers of varnish and crackle medium so I didn’t show that in the live video but you can see the finished painting at the bottom of this post.
All Finished
Please give me a follow on Facebook and Instagram so you know when we go live on Whatcha Paintin’ Wednesdays.
Peace and Happy Thanksgiving!
Teresa Kogut, Creative Whims Inc.
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