Rainy Bay Art

Windmill Painting on Window

I was commissioned to do this window painting for a Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) fundraising auction. I decided to go with a Kansas wheat field and a windmill, both things that come to mind when I think about Kansas agriculture. I love driving by the fields and watching the rows appear and disappear as I line up with them.

I wasn't sure how the rows would turn out, but I sketched out the drawing with a China marker on the glass, and then painted over it. I like how the fields turned out, though it's tricky to plan ahead when the first thing you paint is going to be on the top "layer" and anything you add later will appear to be behind it.

I debated painting the sky blue behind the clouds, but I really like the 3D effect of the floating clouds, so I suggest painting your wall blue (or some other color of sky) behind the painting for the best effect.

June 05, 2011 | Comments (0)

Bird Painting on Window

I've wanted to try painting on glass for a while, and when we did our house renovations and replaced a bunch of windows, I saved the windows for that very purpose. But then all my art supplies were packed away and we were busy getting everything finished, so I never got around to it.

Nothing like impending visitors to get you motivated, though—since my family is coming this week, we've been scrambling to get various things finished up, and I decided it would be a good time to give it a shot. I took one of the old windows, cleaned off the dust and gave the frame a fresh coat of paint, and then painted a simple little scene on the back.

I really like how it turned out, and I planned for it to be hung on this blue wall in the guest room. I'm hoping to do more of these as time allows and inspiration strikes.

March 05, 2011 | Comments (0)