Goodbye Deer Booty, Hello Sea Monster?

Here is a sneak peak of my latest DIY art, 

My "Sea Monster."

I made the pen artwork of a deer for Christmas 2011. 

While I loved it for the winter, it really didn't go with a San Diego summer.

After I hung it up, my husband wanted to know why I painted deer booty?

I love that man.

This week I replaced my deer with a blue octopus.
I know summer is in full swing and I'm a little late to the party. 

For inspiration I pinned some octopus to use as subject matter


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The pictures just didn't have the detail that I needed.  I ended up using the octopus I painted in my daughter's bathroom. 

To see the rest of the underwater scenes I painted go here. 

I took a picture to refer back to and used him as my subject matter for my newest artwork. 

First I sketched the outline of his body on painter's tarp.  I used the same tarp for my deer and my owl.  To see a more detailed explanation of how I create my artwork and my owl go here.

For this monochromatic project I used a blue colored pencil, a blue Sharpie, and a blue ball point pen.  I free handed my octopus, but if you aren't artistic you could achieve the same thing with an overhead projector. 



 I like using pen and Sharpie because of the control I have. 

 I got caught up on my taped Olympic Beach Volleyball while I worked.

Way to Go Misty and Kerri!

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No Sea Monsters on the volleyball court.

After I hung him up, I accessorized my mantle with a beach theme and added some red. 

The great thing about having a neutral pallet is I can bring in just about any color accessories for a change. 

Shells and coral

I shopped the house and used stuff I already had.

I added a hand painted seahorse pillow I made years ago to the chair below.

I painted a stripe of blue on my found buoy and added it and a starfish to the basket we store firewood in.

The change is a little late for the season, but sometimes that's how my decorating goes.

Swim safely my friends.

Thanks for checking it out.