I have always struggled in the art department.
Perspectives and renderings were challenging for me in design school.
Remember how I wanted a large piece of art for above my new desk?
I couldn’t swallow the price of the art I loved and I wanted something Ombre.
So, I decided to paint one…
I bought a 3′-0″ x 4′-0″canvas from Micheals for $24.00.
it was originally $40.00 but I used a 40% off coupon that I printed from here.
I then painted the whole canvas with gesso.
Once the gesso was dry I got started.
I took a picture of each step so you could see how the it came to be.
It was really easy and only took an hour.
I absolutely love the blue and pink together.
I am no artist but I think it turned out okay for an amatuer.
And it only cost $45.00.
I can’t complain about that!
Are you kidding? I’ll take one too!
Love your ombre art! The pink and blue are gorgeous together.
You did a fabulous job Danielle! It’s gorgeous and is so perfect with that blue on your desk! I’ve been thinking of doing something similar in our living room, but on a much smaller scale 🙂 Thanks for the added inspiration!
I absolutely love it. So perfect for above your desk! And renderings were the worst for me!
It looks great! I love the colour combination and I bet it’s even more striking in person!
It’s absolutely GORGEOUS above that fabulously beautiful desk of yours…love love!!!!
I LOVE IT!!! It’s fabulous, and I love the pics along the way. Great job you…Etsy shop here she comes!
This is really cute & looks amazingly simple. Thanks for sharing!
That looks amazing! I just posted a DIY canvas I did yesterday, but now I want to start over and copy yours!
beautiful! I love that pink with the blue!!
i love it! nice work.
Really looks great!
-Cassie
http://www.designstocker.blogspot.com
That looks SO good!
I think it looks so amazing! Not bad for a first time 🙂 I think it looks great above your desk!
Its totally beautiful and it looks like perfection over your new desk! I just LOVE this whole look!!
That looks awesome! I would love to do something similar for my master bedroom…or above the fireplace mantle, thanks for the DIY!
great job! what kind of paint did you use? and at the end how did you get it to look faded together? I am totally not artsy so sorry for the dumb questions! again great job!
It looks awesome….I want one…maybe I should try…. 🙂
Kelli,
I used acrylic paint. It was about $4.00 a tube. I just mixed together pink and white. After I was finished all the stripes, I went back through and painted all the spaces in between each stripe. I started with the far left one using hot pink, then slowly added some white so that the color I was using to blend would match the stripe. Make sense?
Love your artwork! It looks pretty professional to me 🙂 My client is looking for some DIY art to use in her funky fun formal…. I might have to recommend this!
perfect!
Danielle, it looks fantastic! I love it! I agree with Cassie….maybe an Etsy shop? It’s a great piece for above your desk.
A.MAZ.ING! Looks great with the blue desk, which I LOVE too! Great color combo.
Turned out better than okay 🙂 Really love it. A great way to incorporate the ombre trend!
Fantastic color combo. Great job!
The art looks great Dan!
I absolutely love it. Looks great with the navy desk!
wow! that looks amazing!!! I did a little one in purple.. but didn’t dare to go big as you! loved it!
Ok, take 14 : ) OH MY GOSH HOLY COW I LOVE IT. Seriously, one of the best DIY projects I’ve seen in awhile. Fabulous job darling! Can I have one now pretty please? Maybe I’ll attempt it on my own… could be a disaster…. Great job, D!
This is nice, you should keep it up! and keep it simple. Good colors.
Lovely!So pretty!
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Beautiful! Love it:)
No…I would have never guessed this was your first time..because I would have never guessed this was a DIY! I am just starting the process of decorating our home…I suppose I will take on a project like this myself! Thanks for the inspiration
PS…Gotta love those Michael’s coupons!!
this is so great! Thanks for the DIY – will definitely try one of my own soon!
Thats incredible! Really I love and I might have to copy ya 😉
wow nice......
This is amazing! I think I’m definitely going to need to try this one out.
This is so fantastic! I’m totally trying this!
Why the gesso? I’m guessing for texture, but how did you apply it? Random or broad, linear strokes? This turned out amazing 🙂
This is awesome! I’m going to do mini-versions of this and put them in my bridesmaid boxes to help them choose a dress color!
this is so cool! I’m going to try mini-versions of these on cardstock for my bridesmaid boxes to help them choose a dress color !
Wow you did an awesome job this looks great. Thanks for sharing the step by step with us!
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