A Fine, Rosy Morning...

I woke up a bit late this morning, after a thoroughly deep and quality sleep... Woken up by the smell of roses from the window... Very nice indeed, fragrance of fresh, blossoming roses in my room! I had gone to the neighbourhood hardware shop yesterday to pick up some timber strips for my canvas frame, and accidently bought a pot of beautiful red mini roses from the same place. Ha ha ha... that, shows the feminine side of me, attracted to red roses!

Anyway, I never noticed that the shops around where I live do sell all the art supplies that I need. I bought some timber strips and a piece of canvas
("kain belacu" in Malay) in preparation for my painting. Since I can't find any ready-made 40"x14" stretch canvas, I decided to make one myself. It's cheaper that way, and I get to customize it to my desired measurements. I also got some acryclic paint, undercoat, brushes and I will work on the customized canvas tomorrow. Yeay! I had just completed sketching the layout for my clock painting... Ermmm... I do not wish to make one exactly like the one we saw in Singapore because it would be too straight forward...

I wanted my own idea, my own creation... The clock will be slated in the process flow of the brewing of a cup of esspresso, simplified of course... I can't wait to do the acryclic painting! Tomorrow after work, I will work on the stretch canvas first, and I will share the process here...



The view of the bay window from my bed... I had put the pot of roses at the left of the window...




This is the pot of roses... As a former Landscape Designer, I am still very much into live plants, although it's just as an interior showpiece in the house...




I find this stalk extremely sexy! LOL...




Hmmm... sweet smell from the roses...




My painting of the "Jambu Gelas" and "Jambu Ball", on the table... still not completely done... :D




Rough sketches for the clock painting...




The final sketch... This is how the final product will look like... I will place the clock next to the coffee plant... I thought of putting it in the center, but that would be cliche, wouldn't it?




These are the timber strips and canvas for my custom-made stretch canvas... If any of you are interested in learning how to make it, wait for tomorrow's entry, ok?

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posted by wahdi @ 11:55 PM