Wall Art

I got my inspiration from painting in a Starbucks cafe.

So, since my apartment is going to be renovated, I've decided to have a little fun before those hammers knock down those wonderful, white walls.

So here I've used my wall as a canvas, and a friend of mine gave me a huge tub of black acrylic to draw on the wall with. Mind you, acrylic dries really quickly, so don't make mistakes because it can be rather frustratin

g to have a huge splotch on your wall. You can draw on your wall even if your home is not being renovated, but make sure you do your outlines in pencil first, or you will spend the rest of your life staring your mistake in the face.

Okay, so here's my design. It says "Pure Joy" because that was what I was feeling at the moment. On the top, hearts dangle from the sky; and at the bottom, which you can see here,

features a huge stalk with a wiggly stem and huge leaves. Exotic flowers grow from the ground, and a bird hovers above it all. As you, my brilliant readers can see, the bird is my profile picture as well. I liked it so much that I've begun to use it all over my blogs.

Words of warning: make sure you put newspaper on the floor because the paint may drip. I also had a hard time doing the bird details (i.e. the tail, wings, legs) as I was using a rather thick brush. So bear that in mind.

Other suggestions for wall art:
1. Use spray paint instead of acrylic and a brush. (REALLY make sure you cover the floor first.)

2. Stick pieces of coloured/ patterned paper onto the wall to create a collage effect. (note: don't use newspaper, it doesn't stick well and the ink runs.)

3. Get your interior designer to paint the wall a different background colour first, to create a different mood, instead of plain white. But white is fine if you like it that way. Simple. I like simple.

Other than that, make sure the paint you use is not toxic. You'll be breathing it all day. And you would be seriously destroying the environment.

Have fun wall-arting!