![]() I’ve included them as patterns in the printable instructions below if you want to paint this yourself. ![]() ![]() Using the photo of the painting that Jodi emailed to me, I drew the fish out on paper. When I was finished, I wanted it a bit thicker in a couple of spots, so I added just a bit more and texturized again. Using an old scruffy brush, I touched it to the stucco and then lifted straight up. Next, I used a palette knife to add the Texture Stucco to the canvas. So I chose colors that would work with my room’s look.įirst I used pencil to draw the line for the sea floor onto the canvas. Jodi’s painting had a lot more of the bright, vibrant tropical colors. For the fish outlines I used a white Americana Writer, and for the sea floor I used DecoArt’s paintable texture – Stucco. In order for my painting to have a similar three dimensional affect, I used a couple of products. ![]() If you would like to see more pictures of our trip to Florida, and get a great recipe too, head over to this post on my food blog – Key West Grilled Chicken Salad. She is one of my best friends on earth and I am very grateful to have met such a funny, kind-hearted and generous person. I had worked with her online since 2007 and we became close friends. I don’t know what it measured, but I would guess it was close to 48-inches wide. Pictured above is the painting from Jodi’s house. I loved the textures and the three dimensional aspects of it, so it stuck with me for a long time before I finally decided to make my own version. We stayed with my good friend Jodi and she had a large tropical painting hanging in her guest bathroom. It was inspired by a large piece of wall art I saw while on vacation a couple of years ago in Florida. This tropical fish painting is near and dear to my heart.
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