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Custom painted pieces
Custom painted items to coordinate with your decor.
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Date(s): January 12, 2002. Album by Nelta B Mathias. Photos by Nelta B. Mathias. 1 - 79 of 79 Total. 2706 Visits.
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Another sign to match yet another banner/flag...She gave me the little tag off the package to go by...

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Custom sign painted to match clients banner....The Carolina Wren is our state bird.

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Designed and painted for my hubbys business to hang on his boat for auction at the Ducks Unlimited Banquet.

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Close up of mallard drake and cat tails...

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Design is painted on a painters canvas dropcloth...it had a very tight weave so was a breeze to paint on.

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Freehanded design...I plan to add some more elements for use in the showroom after the banquet.

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I painted this for a dear friend in California who recently married and bought a home..His wife is from Tenn(the irises) and hes from California(the golden poppies)

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There was LOTS of details in this painting...

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Closeup view of cyclist

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Cyclist painted from picture provided by the client on a vinyl tire cover..

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Red Bee Balm and hummingbird painted on slate..custom order

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another view

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Outlet covers painted to coordinate with wall covering...I had previously painted all the light switch covers...

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Client found this wonderful blue shutters(about 51/2ft tall) they have the best crackled finish...Her family room is done in Americana..The shutters will hang behind her sofa

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The slats were perfect for painting the stripes...

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Another view of the flag/pole on these great shutters..

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Pieces of drifted I painted for my "beachy" client..

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These pieces of driftwood were picked up on the beaches of Edisto Island here in SC

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The smaller piece of driftwood, I painted to look like a seashell

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Closeup of the driftwood faux seashell

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This piece could have been a seagull but she wanted one to have a beach scene on it...

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For some reason, I just saw a seahorse in the piece of driftwood..

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Another shot of the three pieces of driftwood after painting them.

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Faux cookies painted on a wood cake stand...I painted this for my Summer exchange partner, Mary Ann Hughes..

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The stand was painted freehand in Mary Anns kitchen colors

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I had lots of fun painting this piece...

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Wont have to worry about these cookies going to the hips....

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Grey heron painted on 16 by 20 canvas in acrylics.

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I painted this for my Aunt in memory of my uncle who passed away last year...He loved the herons that fished in the inlet next to their beachhouse on the coast.

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What I painted for my winter exchange partner, Nikki LaVelle.

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I wanted to do something feminine and dainty for my partner this time..

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This is a charger I designed using the black/white hareliquin pattern and gold fleur d'lis.

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Fruit design painted on door of a large cabinet for client.

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Freehand fruit design...

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Pineapple design painted on old can..Painted the can a dark navy blue.

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Accent table I created with an old beatup leather suitcase and some bought table legs...

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I painted faux bamboo and animal prints on the legs. I cut pieces of real bamboo for the pegs on the rack.

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Carolina wren and yellow jessamine (state bird/flower) painted on wooden charge. Custom order..the rim is a cherry look faux finish.

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Custom painted dogfeeder to fit into clients decor...

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Mallard duck painted on slice of old cedar wood..piece is 56 inches long and had a duck shape(sorta)

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Closeup view of duck head.

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Tail view...there were 2 turned up pieces that look like the curls on a mallards tailfeathers...

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Another long view of the duck..Its to go in a lodge owned by Jack of course...I left the center section with letters the natural cedar wood.

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Samples I painted up to display in giftshop for orders..Items with initials are VERY popular this Spring.

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Reverse glass painting on a 97 cents cut glass plate from Walmart. The cutglass grape design is on the backside of the plate..This is what I painted..

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Wooden charger painted with inspiration from Roberta Halls tiger design (Maple Sugar 6 book).

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Custom tray painted with same tiger design from Roberta Hall's Maple Sugar 6.  All elements on the tray were freehanded.

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Faux bamboo and rattan painted on a handcrafted wood tray...

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Painted this lampshade for the client I did the wrought iron bath for...goes in her sunroom.

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I took the magnolia and ivy out of her fabric on her sofa, I had already painted ivy on her walls a few months back.

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I painted the line drawing on a floorcloth..painted a yellowy faux finish as the background..

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I painted the fall leaves using an artificial leaf(brushed several different fall colors on the leaf, then pressed it on to the floorcloth.

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Fall wooden cutout(Wallyworld)I painted for myself to put in a pot of mums at the back door..

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Faux finish on paper mache' box with gold leafing and added bead trim around lid..I also added dots of antique bronze paint around the bottom and the top of the lid.

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Wastebasket I created out of an old popcorn tin...I added wooden candle cups on the bottom for feet to get it up off the floor..I redecorated my soon to be 12 y4 olds room...

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Sunflower/geranium design painted on dishtowels to match the kitchen redo...

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I dressed this papier mache boxes in some hot pink and lime green...How could any young girl resist them to hold their treasures?

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Custom order for a bicyclist on wheel cover(2nd one Ive painted)..

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Ros Stallcup Fall design I painted for my mom.  Its painted on a 12x16 canvas board.