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I finally had the opportunity to use my study-o as it was intentioned... as a room for creating.

I have an old, large canvas that I was hoping to reuse.  Those suckers can get expensive, and I am an impatient girl if I have to wait for another 50% off canvas sale at Hobby Lobby.  So, I have the next best thing to a new canvas:  a freshly repainted one.


I'm not 100% sure what the canvas will eventually look like, but I'm thinking it should be a mixed media world map of some kind.  Something a little like this:

Or, this:


I also got a chance to do a little staining for the artwork that will eventually go into the guest bath.  I've never done a project like this, so I'll wait to piece everything together.  I have a good feeling about it, but I know my track record with those types of things (so no breath-holding just yet).


What have you been working on lately?

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