Monday, June 6, 2016

Decorative Butcher Block Whale, Part 2

The cutting board painting!

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I don't know what was more fun, designing this whale or painting it.  Let's just say, it was a fun project.  I have yet to decide if I will leave it 'shine.'  I think that the semi-gloss may be too distracting.  

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This cutting board is large.  You can easily serve cheese or grapes or both on it!  You can see the scale very clearly when you compare it to the stove.  

I softly drew it out with colored pencils first

Actually, not only did I paint this cutting board to be functional, but I also used the same identical design and started a water color painting.  More about this on a later post! 

I love the sweet expression on his face! 
I have said it before, nobody wants to hang a mean or scared whale.  This whale was designed to be happy and self-standing.  If you look at it straight on, you can also see that I painted the sides. 

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Have to admit, I thought this was funny.

I loved the way the whale looked sitting on this sofa table.  Because you can see my whale light, I thought that I would also include a picture that as well.  


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This was an inexpensive lap that I picked up at a thrift store. 
I am really into re-purposing things.  I love the idea of making something beautiful and useful out of something discarded.  
The whale stands because it is about 1 1/2" thick.  
The back of the whale is very well done.   The walnut is beautiful.  


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