The Church That The Storm Created

Every now and then a tropical storm will roll through Georgia. Though not as powerful as a hurricane, they can still leave behind a lot of damage. We were without power for 4 days after the last tropical storm passed through. There were a lot of trees and branches down that left behind a big mess. I was given 2 sections of a privacy fence after it was knocked down during the storm so I created a piece of art.

I sketched  the outline of a church with chalk...

I painted the church using the color Fluff from Dixie Belle. I wanted the painting to be rustic so I dry brushed it rather than painting it solid.

 I dry brushed the color, Vintage Duck Egg, for the sky...

 I painted a little window in the top of the church...

To create a door, I used  a rectangular piece of balsa wood. I cut the top off of an oval piece of balsa wood to fit on the top of the rectangular piece.

I used a miter box to cut pieces of balsa wood to create the roof.

 I stained all the wood with VooDoo Gel Stain. It is water based so the clean up is easy!

 Finally, I glued all the wood piece on using E6000.

From an ugly storm, rose the church!

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Church Paintings

Last week I talked about how I sometimes acquire things and they sit for a year (or ten) before I create anything with them. Other times I create something right away with my junk treasures, as was the case with this box of tin that a friend gave me...

The raised arch shape immediately made me think of a church...

So I filled in the arch with white paint and blended in a little brown...

I added a door...

and, a cross and a wreath...

I loved it so much that I decided to do a series of churches...

Don't be too excited for me yet for having completed a project so quickly...I still have a box full of the tin!

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