HOUSES OF ROCK
Several years ago I was hiking and found a rock that was shaped somewhat like a house. I took it home and painted it. Since then my collection has grown considerably. I've given some houses as gifts and many others are displayed in my home such as those shown.
DISPLAYING PICTURES - GALLERY STYLE
When we moved from our early 1900's home several years ago we had lots of older pictures that I had purchased at various antique stores and flea markets. I did not want to get rid of them after we changed our decor to a more modern style. Instead, I looked for an appropriate spot where I could display them all together. That turned out to be the diningroom. At the end of the video you will see one of my tiner rock houses. Rock houses of various sizes are great for decorating planters or putting in your outside garden.
Several years ago I was hiking and found a rock that was shaped somewhat like a house. I took it home and painted it. Since then my collection has grown considerably. I've given some houses as gifts and many others are displayed in my home such as those shown.Lin Welford is a rock painter who has written several books. I contacted her by email, sent her a couple of pictures and gave her my permission to use the pictures in her classes. Since then I see she has written a book exclusively devoted to the painting of rock houses. Here are more of my own original designs.
I make the foliage out of rocks, the fence out of sticks from bushes outside my house and other objects (snowman, gravestone, etc.) using Sculpey. Snow is made by building up several layers of white paint, allowing each layer to dry thoroughly before applying the next. Smooth, rounder river rocks are used to make gnome houses with thatched roofs. The thatched roof is also made by applying several layers of paint. Liquitex makes acrylic gel mediums that can also be used to build up the surfaces which can then painted.
Occasionally, I find a rock that is shaped like something other than a house and paint it accordingly. I did this once with a rock shaped like a shoe. I painted it like a hiking boot and gave it to a hiker acquaintance. Alas, I did not ever get a photograph of it and I no longer see said acquaintance.I make the foliage out of rocks, the fence out of sticks from bushes outside my house and other objects (snowman, gravestone, etc.) using Sculpey. Snow is made by building up several layers of white paint, allowing each layer to dry thoroughly before applying the next. Smooth, rounder river rocks are used to make gnome houses with thatched roofs. The thatched roof is also made by applying several layers of paint. Liquitex makes acrylic gel mediums that can also be used to build up the surfaces which can then painted.DISPLAYING PICTURES - GALLERY STYLE
When we moved from our early 1900's home several years ago we had lots of older pictures that I had purchased at various antique stores and flea markets. I did not want to get rid of them after we changed our decor to a more modern style. Instead, I looked for an appropriate spot where I could display them all together. That turned out to be the diningroom. At the end of the video you will see one of my tiner rock houses. Rock houses of various sizes are great for decorating planters or putting in your outside garden.
Catch ya' later, Decorator.
