Paint your Pet Craft-Along! This Sunday at 2:00 PM EST!
Added 2024-05-16 21:21:44 +0000 UTCHello!!
I'm currently painting the Craft/Bird room (after which I'll be posting the embellishments episode of the ceiling medallion) and I had a fun idea for a craft along!
I was thinking it would be a blast for us all to sit down with whichever paints we like best and take a crack at painting an impressionist style version of one of our furry friends!
If you don't happen to have a furry friend you're inspired by, feel free to paint anything you like :))
I'll be using oil paints and playing with a wet on wet technique.
Oh! and there are TWO very important things I should mention...
The first is that I am by NO means an experienced pet painter and two: my art usually takes a lot of time before I'm proud of it; so God knows what I'll come up with given only an hour or two!
With that in mind, I still think this will be an amazingly fun challenge, as well as a great way to share all the techniques I do know!
I would also absolutely LOVE to see what you are making on your end, so if you post your work on Instagram use the hashtag #creatingwithchristine #craftingwithchristine or just #christinemcconnell
I can't wait to see you Sunday!
-Christine
Supplies would be...
Paints
A large surface to mix colors
Brushes of various sizes and shapes
Medium (Something to thin the paints)
Canvas (I've worked on linen, wood, as well as glass and they're all fun)
An easel (or something to secure your canvas to)
A helpful note, is it's great to already have a frame in mind. That way you can work with colors that compliment it, as well as starting with the right size of canvas
Sunday May 19th at 2:00 PM EST
Comments
I love this!!!!!!
Ruth Irving
2024-05-23 22:28:33 +0000 UTCYou can have the captive read comments while you work on your project so you can be more interactive if you wanted to. I’ve seen that on a monster mask making project where the wife did the reading and he would answer without stopping his mask making. 😛
Heidi Eschedor
2024-05-20 00:02:22 +0000 UTCSadly I may have to sit this one out and watch at a later date. I live in Houston and haven’t had power in days! 😭 Starting to loose count. I’d only have access to watch on my phone and sadly don’t want to kill the battery! So can’t wait to see this once I get power again! Have fun everyone! 🤗
Melissa McCrummen
2024-05-19 17:13:28 +0000 UTCCan’t wait! I will be painting my handsome kitty Jude who passed away last month ❤️ I have no oil paints but I think I could use gouache 🤞🏻
Rachael Watts
2024-05-19 15:46:13 +0000 UTCThank you 😿
Lori Salvador
2024-05-19 15:41:21 +0000 UTCI'm not a painter, but I'd like a tattoo in dedication to the only being I've ever loved that has recently died. I'd like to draw it myself and I have a general idea. So I'll practice that.
B
2024-05-19 13:05:31 +0000 UTCI'm sorry for your loss. There are many online websites and online artists (check etsy) that create art of pets. I'm sure you can find something great.
B
2024-05-19 13:03:34 +0000 UTCI'm sorry for your loss
B
2024-05-19 13:00:35 +0000 UTCI'm so sorry for your loss
B
2024-05-19 12:58:58 +0000 UTCSounds like fun ~ I have never painted an animal so ~ gulp~ a first for me. Oils are my preference too I will check mine and I have a couple of small canvases. Now to decide which cat~ two are tortoiseshell one is a male ~ yes 1 in 3,000 births the other female and I have a 21 year old Ragamuffin and a solid black cat. Hummmm maybe my black kitty 🐈⬛
Deborah Wiltshire Whaley
2024-05-18 18:07:12 +0000 UTC💖💖💖💖💖
Hermine-Virginie Simon
2024-05-18 08:14:00 +0000 UTCMy old puppy passed away today. I'd say this craft along is nicely timed. I'm going to do my best to make a tribute painting to him. Rest in peace Zohan.
Shawn
2024-05-18 02:59:09 +0000 UTCDid you get your paints at Michaels? I was in that shopping center today.
Leslie Langenegger
2024-05-18 01:05:07 +0000 UTCOk perfect, thank you! That's right, you're doing a wet method! I'll probably join with oils as well and prime ahead!
Alexa F
2024-05-17 19:11:10 +0000 UTCThat's a great idea Heather!! I'll mention to do that in the Livestream :D
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 19:05:31 +0000 UTCAgh! Lauren! You're up there at the perfect time!! My Mom just said the Dogwood's are blooming :D I hope you have an amazing stay and I can't wait to see your painting!
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 19:04:30 +0000 UTCMy canvas will have a dry coat of Gesso to start :))
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 19:02:35 +0000 UTCHappy Birthday Josie!! I hope your day is amazing :D
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 19:01:45 +0000 UTCYay!! I just got back from the store to get mine :D
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 19:00:43 +0000 UTCHaha! I say give that a try! It might reveal a hidden talent of his :))
Christine McConnell
2024-05-17 18:59:54 +0000 UTCFirst off, I recommend everyone zoom in on Prof. Poofs silly little face, because it made my day. Secondly I will be painting my precious kitten Mojo (I was just saying the other day that I wanted to try painting her 🖤)
Sarah Kane
2024-05-17 17:26:30 +0000 UTCYes, I have been setting up a craft table in my garage so I'm so ready! I'll be painting my furry grandchild Shia, she's a beautiful Russian Blue.
Judy Campanella
2024-05-17 16:30:56 +0000 UTCOmg Professor Poof is the most precious 😍
Erin E
2024-05-17 15:34:26 +0000 UTCI don't know if anyone has asked but should we prime the canvas ahead of time?
Alexa F
2024-05-17 15:30:29 +0000 UTCI’m waffling between digital and watercolor, but I do also have tons of color pencils!
Kimberly H.
2024-05-17 14:02:37 +0000 UTCArgh! Sunday is my birthday, and I already have plans😤
Josie
2024-05-17 13:27:53 +0000 UTCWhat a fun idea for a craft a long!!!!
Racheal Jones
2024-05-17 11:51:36 +0000 UTCYay! That's a crazy one! I'll use watercolors to paint my most precious familiar, Salem. A black cat of course! He was born on the very day my Mom passed away, so he is my guarding angel now. 😇
Emy AUBIN
2024-05-17 11:19:00 +0000 UTCI can’t wait! Mine will be a digital painting or maybe I’ll crack out the colour pencils!
Rochelle
2024-05-17 06:44:52 +0000 UTCOh gosh, with my artistic talents, I'm probably better off painting my pet by letting Jackie-Boy (he's the white cat) splash around in water colors...
Mina Murray
2024-05-17 02:16:10 +0000 UTCWelp, looks like I’m going to be dropping some money on all the painting stuff I’ve been meaning to get tomorrow lol. See you Sunday!
Missy Misfit
2024-05-17 01:18:01 +0000 UTCI second this.
Missy Misfit
2024-05-17 01:16:17 +0000 UTCFirst of all Poof is the Major General of cuteness!!! Secondly, the paint along could not be more well timed as I need a serotonin boost. This week has been remarkably ridiculous to the point I need my own laugh track. I blame the solar storms (shakes fists in the general direction of the sun). I'll be following along with my acrylics and I'm so looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! :)
Jenny McKinsey
2024-05-17 01:11:53 +0000 UTCI love this idea! I lost my sweet tortie Chai in November and I have been wanting to paint her ❤
Lynnetta
2024-05-17 00:30:24 +0000 UTCGood! I’ll paint Mustachio, the wild rabbit who visits the yard.
Kimberly H.
2024-05-16 23:07:56 +0000 UTCI can’t wait!! Instagram hasn’t been great recently with hashtags- if we tag @christinehmcconnell in our posts then we can all see our art on the “tagged” section of her profile!
Heather Jaynes
2024-05-16 22:58:18 +0000 UTCOh no, I'll be out of town! I'll have to watch next weekend and paint a pet....just have to pick which one 🤔 One of the ducks or the dragon or maybe the cat, fish or dog! 😄
Sherrie Potgieter
2024-05-16 22:17:37 +0000 UTCSounds like a lot of fun! Hope you paint Poof because my Hershey is long haired too. Can't wait! See ya then.
Leslie Langenegger
2024-05-16 22:15:33 +0000 UTCI wish you would paint my beloved Oliver, who I lost to cancer 😭.
Lori Salvador
2024-05-16 22:13:30 +0000 UTCYay!! Sounds awesome! So excited; I haven’t tried oils since I was a teenager. And I’ve got a fluffy little boy who just had his 12th birthday last weekend so perfect! 🐶 I take forever too Christine…will probably not post the finished piece for like 3 months haha!!
Katie Milone
2024-05-16 21:36:37 +0000 UTCI'm excited to do this! And I'm so glad you're not actually painting your pets!
Aunt Debbie Halloween
2024-05-16 21:32:29 +0000 UTCYou are so lucky!
Aunt Debbie Halloween
2024-05-16 21:31:40 +0000 UTCOoooo love this! I’ll see if I can do my black cat justice 🐈⬛😂
Alisha Edwards
2024-05-16 21:29:14 +0000 UTCChristine, I am staying at your old Twin Peaks home this weekend and I am psyched to be able to participate in this while I’m there! I will be channeling all the vibes!!!😍😍😍
Lauren Smith
2024-05-16 21:28:56 +0000 UTCCan’t wait!!! 🖤
Carla Perea Seminaro
2024-05-16 21:28:20 +0000 UTCI LOVE this idea! I have a floofy black cat who is named after a king and deserves a royal portrait. 😂
Crow Hollow
2024-05-16 21:27:43 +0000 UTCOh this will be so fun!
Kelly Lucero
2024-05-16 21:27:28 +0000 UTCLooking forward to seeing you!
Tim Metcalf
2024-05-16 21:26:08 +0000 UTC
