DIY Silhouette Paintings.
This is my mom's brilliant idea. She came for Parks' birth and Christmas and while she was here did a lot of house projects. She thought it would be fun to add a little of Carleton into a room.
This is how we did the bike paintings:
1. From left to right - Light source. Bike. Canvases. We propped up Carleton's bike in the garage (it's dark)in the middle with a lamp (without a shade-a flashlight would work well too) on one side and a canvas on the other. I moved the light around until a cool shadow formed on the canvas. Just move the light as close to the object as you want until the shadow comes clear on the canvas.
2. With pencils, outline the silhouette that is made on the canvas.
3. Paint.
Here's a close up.
Mom went home and did the same thing with her geraniums. She painted her bathroom gray and added her geraniums in this pretty yellow. She wants to try some other silhouettes too. I might do one of Carleton rock climbing.
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