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Just like when you finish a book, or finish a gruelling workout, there is no better feeling than when you finish a new piece…that is until you get the feedback from the recipient!

Here are some photos of my latest piece, the Peter Rabbit inspired wall art, which I gave to my pregnant friend on Saturday. Safe to say she loved it and it adds a great pop of colour to her new bundle of joy. We won’t be aware of the gender until the big day that he or she arrives, but I think that the piece would work for either – especially if they grow up to be a big fan of Peter Rabbit!

Peter Rabbit – Once upon a time

So, after lots of late nights and early starts before work to get this completed, my Peter Rabbit quote painting for my friend is now complete!

I’m really happy with how this turned out in the end, especially with the Peter Rabbit illustrations. Animals are not my forte, along with people, and I really thought I would struggle to paint these accurately as drawing them was a struggle to begin with! However, lucky for me, Miss Potter painted with watercolours so there was not too much depth needed with the colours and I got to do one of my favourite things – paint with black acrylic!

I really hope she loves it, and I have been told by our mutual friend that she will, but tonight will tell when the unveil occurs!

I feel quite spurred on to try and draw/paint some different subjects – possibly more animals or maybe even try my hand at faces/bodies which is another area that I struggle with. Who knows?

Watch. This. Space.

Current WIP – Peter Rabbit

So this week I’ve taken a sliiight step back from training at the gym to get this piece finished as my friend who it is for is likely to drop at any moment!

I’ve struggled with the colours for this as she does not know if she is having a girl or a boy, so I’ve gone for cool blue/purple shades which i think can work for either sex. She also has a cool grey colour scheme in her nursery, so I think this could add  good pop of colour to the room.

This is the most text I have ever painted on a piece, but it is such a well-known quote, and she is such a big fan of Peter Rabbit that I don’t mind! This pic is the entire piece as I was putting down the second coat of indigo blue on the font.

Last night was all about adding the details onto the text to help lift it off the canvas and accentuate the curvy font style. I love using white as a highlighter on text and I think it works really well on these colours.

The last task tonight (which is also the night she will receive it!) will be to finish the small Peter Rabbit and family illustrations. Luckily, our friend Beatrix used water colours, so there are not loads of shades to be put down, more hues of the colours. I’m hoping this will take no more than 90 minutes to complete so it can be given to her, then onto the next for me! Main goal this weekend is to get my skull watercolour piece done.

Ready, set, paaaaiint!!!