Painted Growler

New technique for me, looks easier but it took me much longer to paint this growler than paint everything I painted before

Celtic Glass - 3

After more than 1 year I am finally back with new Celtic hand-painted glass

Celtic Beer Glass - 2

I just finished second glass from Celtic beer glasses set. I like drawing Celtic knots and patterns a lot, so finished this one really quick.

All painted glass looks better when the pictures of it are made at sunny day but I cannot wait to show it.

I even have not covered it with finish yet, so it still requires some work. 

I have two more unpainted glasses in this set but I am not sure what to draw on the next one. I am choosing between dragon and just beautiful Celtic pattern. 

Celtic Knot Beer Glass

After long time I finally got back to glass painting and stated to paint Celtic set. I don't know how many glasses will be in this set, two or four, at this time, but I really love drawing celtic knots. They are amazing. 

So this is first glass and it is probably the simplest. It was my first celtic knotwork. I plan much more complex picture on next one (yes, I already started to draw it). 

I missed glass painting so much that I painted it just in couple days, which is extremely fast for me. I don't have much time for my art activities so usually it takes weeks. 

Also there is always the problem for me to take pictures of my projects.  

Hope next glass will be out really soon! 

Lace Roll Top Desk

Finally I finished one of my longest projects - restoring roll top desk. We bought it last summer, then went vacation, then was new job, than hurricane Sandy, then moving, then...

It looked not bad from beginning but had some scratches, faded painting and other small defects. I started from sanding, then I painted with wood finish and started to draw lace. It takes tons of time to paint all these thin lines and small flowers :)

Last step - covering with water based finish. I plan to use it for all my stuff I use for handmade and painting that now stored in different places without any order. I am happy at last to have designated space for all my craft supplies.

Shell in Hand-Painted Lace

I picked up this wonderful oceanic shell long time ago on our Jersey Shore. I always wanted to paint it but did not know what to draw. Marine landscape? flower patterns? ship? Nothing matched till I realized that I want to paint lace on it. Do not really know why but here it is:

Hand-Painted Coffee Coffee Cup

I started to paint this cup so long time ago that I cannot even remember when. But recently I found it and decided to finish.

 What can look more in place on the coffee cup than coffee beans? So I drew mixed size beans on it and decorated the top of drawing with real coffee beans.

 Warm brown colors to add more "coffee spirit", you can almost smell it :)

Hand Painted Martini Glass - Bluebird of Happiness

Sometimes it takes longer to find time to make pictures and write post than to paint a glass :).
I have finished painting of this new martini glass at least two weeks ago. The name of this glass is Bluebird of Happiness. This is second (and last) one of "Magic Birds" set (firs one is here).

Martini Hand Painted Glass - Firebird

I have finished working on this glass probably a month ago, maybe even more. I had only one problem - completely no time to take pictures and post it. Working till late night, bad weather or simply weak memory.

I planned to take glass with me to weekend trips and make really nice pictures in the mountains, on the river, next to the beautiful mansion... but each time when we arrive I realized that this happened again - I forgot the glass at home.

Finally I gave up and just make pictures in closest park during rollerblading.

This glass is special. There is first time when I have painted a leaving creature on glass. This is magic Firebird from Eastern European fairy tales.

 

The second thing that make this glass special - I have not painted whole surface of glass. I just only draw and painted bird on it. I am not sure that I use such approach painting other glasses.