Wine Glasses, Anyone?

Since I did my last post on painting wine glasses, I thought it would be great to share with you the artwork of an AMAZING artist who also paints on wine glasses.  Her work on the glasses is beautiful, so say the least.  And yes, her work is in high demand.  This is one busy lady, people!

I met Pauline Ross through Fine Art America.  This is where you can buy prints of our artwork.  If you would like to have  a peek at her shop where here prints can be purchased, go to  http://paulineross.artistwebsites.com/   Her artwork goes well beyond painting, she quite the photographer, she also does wood sculpture and her pyrographic artwork had been shown on the History Channel!  How do you do it, Pauline?

Pauline says she follows pretty much the same method I do for painting on the glasses, though her style is quite different from mine.  She draws the images, and does not use photos.  Her bake times were a bit different, it is important to read the label of the particular kind of paint you are using and follow the manufacturer's recommendation.  If you would like to see more of Pauline's glasses, go to her Yessy shop.  It is worth looking at...she has so many more available, it was hard to pick which ones to show here!

Painting on Glass Tutorial

This year, I decided to paint some wine glasses to give for Christmas gifts.  Everybody seemed to be really happy with them :)  It was hard to take good pictures, the final picture didn't really do them justice.   They transparency of the glass made the colors so lively and fresh.

These were so much fun to paint...I tried to keep the process fun and simple.  Allowing the colors to mingle together on the glass created a pretty watercolor effect.

When I am painting on glass, I use Pebeo glass paint.  After baking in the oven, they are considered to be dishwasher safe (however, I still recommend hand washing just to be on the safe side! )

Another important point is about using these paints is that only the areas that are not in contact with food should be painted.  I left any area that would come in contact with lips paint-free :)

The glass paint comes in little jars, or in a tube.  The tube paint is thicker and is used for outlining.

Here, I have used the jar of white paint to paint the stem.  I found it needed about 3 coats to get complete coverage with this paint.  Not sure if I will do this again.  One time, I painted black and white stripes on the stem,  I loved the look, they were fun and whimsical, but really tricky to get the stripes on straight!

Once this was dry, I used the black outliner to draw out the shape of the grapes and stems.  When this was dry to the touch, I added some color.  I worked quickly for these next steps.  I wanted the colors to mix while they were wet.  I laid the glass on its side to do this part.

First some blue...

...then dropped in some red...

...followed by some yellow.

After these colors mingled together a bit (not too much!) and then dried, I painted on the leaves.  I used a gold outliner before dropping in the green.

These need to air dry for 24 hours before baking in the oven.  The oven should start out cold, once the temperature has reached 325oF, bake for 40 minutes.  After baking colors are dishwasher safe and resistant to detergents and common solvents.   Check the instructions on your bottle of paint just in case you are using something different from me.

There!  Now you are ready to paint your own wine glass!  Try it, and send me a pic!  What will you paint on your wine glass?

Glad it Over!

It's New Years Eve.   Tonight, we will be spending the evening enjoying the company of  family, friends and neighbours.  Lots of great conversation and a feast of delicious Chinese food.  For the finale, a round of spectacular explosions as the fireworks are blasted off at midnight.  The kids love it almost as much as the guys who are setting them off!

The holidays are finally winding down to a close.  I love Christmas and New Years, but I can't say I am not glad to see them sneak out the door.  The excitement and hectic craziness of it all makes me long for normalcy.

The glow from the candles in the window, the glimmering Christmas tree and the soft shimmer of  the garland on the stairs.  These all made me smile the first night I had all the lights out but, in between rounds of gift wrapping, scrubbing walls and floors and running here there and everywhere!













And what a wonderful time we had!  We had a little party for the kids, and you'll never guess who stopped by for a visit!























My awesome cousin Ron was visiting from Houston with my aunt from New York!  We had a fabulous time.  Ron was hoping to get some skiing in.  That didn't quite work out, but instead, we managed to sneak in some sledding and the Two Rivers Wildlife Park.

I had barely enough time to paint some wine glasses which were to be gifts for some of my favorite people :)  I'll post a tutorial if there's interest....leave a comment!

For me, the real finale is not the fireworks but the calm that follows on New Years Day.  Ahhh....peace and quiet!

I will be enjoying it thoroughly, since it will after that that I plan on going full speed ahead with those New Year's Resolutions.  But that's another post!

Funky Handpainted Wine Glasses

I had fun creating these wine glasses.  A coworker and friend of mine made the suggestion to me that I just absolutely HAD to create these wine glasses.  Well, I just had no choice but to make them...hand painted, with funky designs on the stem...I loved the idea right away.  I ran to Michaels, did some research, bought the best materials (of course, nothing but the best!) and began to paint.  I hope you enjoy them, too.  Tell me what you think!