Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

Going to have DD paint a picture to hang in her baby's sister's room. Will have it professionally matted & framed. She loves to paint and she's really excited about this...she'll love telling people how she painted it (totally stole this idea from a book )

Anyway, this is baby's bedding. The walls are a light blue. Going with a blue/green/white/dash of pink theme and some cute lovebird type decorations to fit with the birds on the bedding.

Set (not getting quilt)


Crib skirt close-up


Bumper close-up


So, what should I have her paint? Something she totally designs (meaning it has no design, just let her go crazy with a paintbrush and colors that work with the room)? It would just be splashes of color all over the page.

Or should I try to do something with a tree-- maybe using her handprints for the leaves, then having her paint in the tree trunk, maybe a little grass or sky, etc...And maybe a little rainbow somewhere since DD loves rainbows?

Any other thoughts? I want to do this soon and I'm having a tough time deciding.

Message edited 3/24/2010 9:43:08 AM.

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

OMG what a great idea And what a lovely room she'll have... I'm thinking butterflies!!!!!!!!!! Is she old enough for a "paint by numbers" kit, I bet you could find a great picture of butterflies in one of those?????

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

Posted by colette

OMG what a great idea And what a lovely room she'll have... I'm thinking butterflies!!!!!!!!!! Is she old enough for a "paint by numbers" kit, I bet you could find a great picture of butterflies in one of those?????

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

if you shadow box frame it, this could work.


josh did the cutest art project with rainbows

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

toss mac in bags of food coloring. you can dictate the colors you want her to use and where

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

I would love the imperfect part, that's what makes it great!!!
Maybe she could include the whole family, like a mommy b'fly, daddy, big sis and little baby b'fly???

You could either trace outlines for her to color or let her design the whole thing, either way it will be adorable!!!

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

Try both ideas and frame the one you like best.

ETA - Maybe C is very talented but I know how my DD is with paints, and there is no way she would or could paint a butterfly or paint-by-the-numbers. She usually just mushes all the colors together and we get a piece of paper with a grey mess all over it.... Good luck!

Message edited 3/24/2010 10:02:05 AM.

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

DD just did something at school and they are printing them on magnets and garden flags.

It's a butterfly made of her hand prints!! Really cute.

The hands were the wings. I will take a picture for you at home and post it.


Anthony made a caterpillar with his hand prints.

This is the link
http://www.originalworks.com/

Message edited 3/24/2010 10:23:58 AM.

Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

I would just pick the colors that match the bedding so everything matches and let her go abstract.

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Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

first..I LOVE THIS IDEA! So special!

second...I LOVE THE BEDDING!!!!

Last..I think she should pick the colors, based on your recommendation , but she should just paint whatever she feels...love the butterfly idea, and love the tree idea....

post pics when all is done..can't wait to see them!

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Re: Artsy people-- advice needed for a painting DD will be doing

OMG, I LOVE that bedding!!!!! Where did you find it?

As for the artwork, the first thing that came to my mind, was those projects that kids did during the fall when the leaves fall off the trees, and dip them in paint (but here use pastels that match the bedding) and press them onto paper and you see the outline and the veins of the leaf?