PAINTING - MOTHER'S FARMETTE - SHE PAINTS FOR PONIES

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MOTHER’S FARMETTE

A farmette is a pretty word for a hobby farm. I think it was the perfect name pairing for the painting I’m sharing today, “Mother’s Farmette.”

You’ll often see artwork with Mother Nature surrounded by wildlife, including deer, owls, birds, or bears, but not often do you see her surrounded by farm animals.

This painting, “Mother’s Farmette,” is my playful version of Mother Nature caring for the farm, because after all, any farmer will tell you they rely on Mother Nature heavily.

The artwork is mixed media on canvas, measuring 30″ x 40″ with a 1.5″ profile.

You’ll find a small supplies used list towards the end of this post.

I created this painting for a partial event that ended up not happening, but I do have an art event I would like to submit to coming in the late summer unless it finds a happy new home beforehand.

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MORE ON THE DETAILS

This painting is a BIG ONE! I started with a pencil drawing and then painted the dark background area with a combination of my two favorite colors, Phthalocyanine Blue & Phthalocyanine Green.

Next, I started working on my characters. My Garden Girl, playing the role of Mother Nature, came first.

Similar to my other Garden Girls, she has big eyes, rosy cheeks, and a cute little smile. My favorite thing about her face is that I used black embroidery floss for her eyelashes, so they pop off the canvas just a bit.

Near the lower half of her neck area, I used a honeycomb stencil with heavy molding paste, giving a fun pop-off texture. The two butterflies were detailed with paint markers and have embroidery floss antennae.

Resting atop her head in her floral crown is a sparkly little chicken, who is all glamorous and covered in both fine and chunky glitter.

And the two smaller butterflies you see were hand painted on a separate sheet of canvas, cut out, and then adhered to the canvas with archival glue.

Before finishing up the left side of her layered green hair, the pony was added. I just think this pony is so sweet, and the nest in the mane is something I’ve done before on a couple of other pieces.

The nest is made from first painting and under-painting with acrylic paints and then layering over it with different shades of embroidery floss.

Two little eggs are cut from a separate sheet of canvas scraps, and then I cover them in different shades of fine blue glitter. I always like to do blue eggs because I’m a boy mom, and they remind me of my babies.

Another fun addition to this piece is the heart I made from pink embroidery floss. It’s there to represent the feeling of gratefulness and love for the things we’re provided in life.

Next up is the COOLEST cow! From the blue, fine glitter eyepatch to the faux jewel nostril ring, this cow is a sassy showstopper with a hide that resembles cotton candy coloring.

Hand-painted with acrylic paint and then detailed with circles, dots, and scribble marks from paint markers.