Four Yellow Roses, Our Wedding, postage stamps

Four yellow roses, Our Wedding, postage stamps by Cherylsart
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My first thought was to create something elegant for a wedding. The next one was a of a postage stamp with a rose in each corner, on a wide black border.

I browsed through my photos of roses, and knew that for this a rose bud wouldn’t do; it needed to be a rose in full bloom.

There were a couple of choices, but the one that stood out was the rose with the group of three leaves. The leaves would be pointing towards the center, towards the message, or monogram.

I painted the wide black border. I painted the rose separately so I could paint it large and get better detail, and not have to worry about the black. It would be more impressive this way.

The black was drying and I worked more on the rose.

I fine tuned the edges of the black.

I added highlights and shading to the rose, and highlights, details and darkening to the leaves.

Aaah, at last, the two creations were to come together, united with the aid of technology, my computer.

One rose painted, previously measured out and angled so that the leaves would point center when turned in the corners. And so it was, with a click of the mouse, a new copy of the rose is made and the image turned. Four times, and sized to fit just so.

It is done, and now ready for you; for your wedding invitations or for whatever you would have it to be.

Cheryl Paton
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Christmas Stocking Cat Bookmark

Christmas Stocking Cat, bookmark profile card by Cherylsart
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I love cats and cat designs. I also like to encourage people to read. Having been a Literacy Tutor for adults, I know it is best to encourage reading in the young. There is no reason to call anyone a slow learner, just call them a learner. Everyone is learning.

Anyway, one way is make reading fun and personal. And I think a neat way to do that is with fun bookmarks.

Enjoy.

Susie the Cat, Wrapped Up In Stars, Painting is Done

Cat in fabric of stars by Cherylsart
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Painting Susie the cat wrapped up in stars was fun, and it was especially fun adding her lovely face to this tshirt as well as to a tie, a canvas bag, and to a postage stamp. If you’d like this painting on anything else, just let me know. Zazzle has lots of choices.

What to paint next, will be on my agenda, as well as getting ready to do portrait sketches at the Mountaineer Mall, this weekend on Saturday, November 22, 2008, in Morgantown, WV. If you’re in the Morgantown area this weekend and would like a portait sketch done, stop on by. I’ll be glad to do one for you too.

Cheryl Paton