Having Fun Painting Gourds

@sherryeb (580)
Duncan, Arizona
October 2, 2015 2:45pm CST
Sometimes gourds grow in funny shapes. This one looked like a bird to me. I painted it with acrylic paint and spayed it with polyurethane spray to finish. I also like to drill holes in the top of them and make birdhouses.I drill two small holes at the top to run a piece of wire through the gourd for hanging and stuff a little straw inside for the little birdies to nest in. Do you enjoy decorative painting?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
4 Oct 15
I would love to be able to paint, beside painting doors etc. I wasn't very good in art at school, but these days it interests me so much more. I love photography and the beauty and enjoyment form that. Maybe one day I will paint something, never too late to start.
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@sherryeb (580)
• Duncan, Arizona
4 Oct 15
I have friends that are in their senior years, taking lessons painting and they are quite good at it. Perhaps observation over so many years pays off. I enjoy trying to paint off of photos occasionally but detail is very time consuming.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
4 Oct 15
@sherryeb Cool, sound great, I know my ex-wife mu took up painting in her 60's
@capirani (2497)
• United States
22 Jan
Don't let your experience in school stop you. We are always our own worst critics, and I have found over the years that people often like those artworks that we don't like. And don't worry if you cannot draw the way you want to. You can be yourself and still enjoy it. You can also do abstract art. But seriously, go on YouTube, or some other website where you can look at art in the galleries. You will find that you can do whatever you like and people will like the results. We don't have to be perfect.
@capirani (2497)
• United States
22 Jan
I love the designs I have seen on gourds. But I have one question. How do you preserve them and keep them from rotting?
@mkrnex (785)
• Bangalore, India
5 Oct 15
You sure look like an awesome painter. A resourceful person. Loved it. Unfortunately I don't enjoy doing it but I enjoy seeing such beauties. Keep it up! You can turn this into a main job of yours. The quality of your art is topnotch.