Saturday, January 12, 2008

Lily Pond Floor Mat

OK, this is one of the stranger projects I've worked on. It's a hand painted floor mat. Yes, a floor mat. The idea came from my mother-in -law (also an artist) who did something similar in her kitchen. My wife wanted one too.

It's acrylic on very thick canvas...varnished heavily. Yes you can walk on it:)




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29 comments:

  1. bog_artJanuary 12, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    Wow!!.. this painting rocks!!.. Thanks a lot for your tutorial!!.. HAPPY 2008!!

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  2. Kei AcederaJanuary 12, 2008 at 9:49 PM

    That is super cool Paul!!!!so beautiful.

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  3. CatherineJanuary 12, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    Hey, very clever! A little trompe l'oeil on the floor.

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  4. BojanaJanuary 13, 2008 at 3:22 AM

    Oh dear, I'd put it up on the wall right away! I wouldn't have the heart to step on it...:) looks beautiful!

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  5. ShukuJanuary 13, 2008 at 7:44 AM

    ...your wife isn't the only one who'd want something like that on the floor. I would too, after seeing something like that! It's another 'Oh lord' and it's -beautiful-. I love the BUBBLES. They are so real, and that little frog just caps it off. As for the fish...mmmmmmmm. Love the fish!

    I'm still working on that kimono project with the pine trees and snow. I got ahh...distracted. By chainmaille jewellery!

    --Shuku
    -Now- distracted by writing songs for friend's album launch. AUGH!

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  6. Louis-PhilippeJanuary 13, 2008 at 8:27 AM

    It's great… and you should take another picture in a couple of months.

    Just to see how well it's aging.

    ^_^

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  7. jeremy meltonJanuary 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    WoW! Beautiful work!

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  8. dpcJanuary 13, 2008 at 12:17 PM

    Lovely... A well-traveled and ancient idea:

    http://tinyurl.com/22fkq2

    http://www.oldhouseweb.com/suppliers_of/12150_Floor_Cloths_.shtml

    http://www.netw.com/~rafter4/floorcloth.htm

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  9. DanielJanuary 14, 2008 at 1:35 AM

    That is incredibly good. Nice work!

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  10. Bobby ChiuJanuary 14, 2008 at 7:35 AM

    Beautiful. Jeez, I wouldn't let anyone walk on top of that painting if it were mine... even if it is a floor mat. hehehe

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  11. SEILERJanuary 14, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    Something this beautiful and well painted just for people to walk all over . . . . WOW man . . . just amazing!

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  12. Paul LasaineJanuary 14, 2008 at 8:56 AM

    OK, I have to come clean. Yes, I painted it as floor mat, to be walked on...

    ...but I haven't had the guts to use it yet. I keep using the excuse that it's going to go into the new bathroom that we're adding onto our house. But secretly, I'm happy that the bathroom is taking longer to finish than we anticipated.

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  13. Alessandra SorrentinoJanuary 14, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    ah thank goodness I couldn't believe that you were actually going to walk on it.... O_O
    lovely work Paul!! and happy new year ;)

    Ale

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  14. Jeff HarterJanuary 15, 2008 at 9:24 PM

    What a funny idea. This is a great website (er, blog). Glad I found!

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  15. GraciaJanuary 16, 2008 at 12:51 AM

    Beautiful! I love it! The frog and the fish are very very nice!! I love the strokes you use, everything looks so fresh and "a la prima"! congratulations! you moved me again :) Ah! your tutorials are very interesting! thankyou!

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  16. Mr. HumphreyJanuary 17, 2008 at 2:56 PM

    Paul your work is simply amazing! I'm a high school English teacher in Massachusetts, and I'm hoping you'll let me put one of your Moby Dick paintings on a site for my classes. Would it be OK with you?

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  17. Paul LasaineJanuary 18, 2008 at 6:47 AM

    Jason,

    Regarding using one of the Moby Dick paintings on a site for your class: I don't think it's a problem, but there are a couple issues to discuss as I don't technically own the images; Dreamworks does.

    Can you give me an e-mail address where I can reach you so we can go over it?

    -Paul

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  18. Mr. HumphreyJanuary 19, 2008 at 4:27 PM

    Paul,
    Thanks for responding so quickly. I'm at jhumphrey@westfordk12.us

    Jason

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  19. georges blogJanuary 23, 2008 at 11:16 AM

    your work is phenomenal!!! so inspiring thank you for sharing

    -George

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  20. cyanidesporkJanuary 24, 2008 at 1:29 PM

    dang paul, this blog is really turning out nicely. always worth the visit and now with those brush tutorials its even better! nice "floor matt" that tree frog is great, inspired me to do some studies of the little guys. enjoy your day!

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  21. Anna,la Fdez.O.January 25, 2008 at 2:59 AM

    Wow,...amazing !!!! Its colors and deep are magic !!!

    Like my colleagues, I have to say : clever, beautiful, incredible, phenomenal,...

    A master !!! ;-)

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2008 at 11:43 PM

    Amazing stuff. I've been a fan of yours since my days at Dreamworks walking by your window everyday before and after lunch. I'm so glad you decided to have a blog/website.

    Ken Kim

    P.S. I hope you throw in more tutorials when you get a chance.

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  23. CárcamOMay 2, 2008 at 5:05 PM

    Teu trabalho é absolutamente fantastico.
    Parabéns!!
    Cárcamo

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  24. Sherlock HoboJune 5, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    Wow thats cool. If you look at it without your glasses on (If you have bad eyesight like me) It looks like the words "Surfs Up" the name of your movie.

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  25. Kim GadboisSeptember 11, 2008 at 7:31 PM

    wow! I want one too!

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  26. BeckaNovember 10, 2008 at 8:08 PM

    This is great info to know.

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  27. Erin LamoreuxNovember 24, 2008 at 10:43 AM

    this is brilliant! i had never heard of that idea before, not to mention how beautiful it turned out!

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  28. aurelJanuary 7, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    Just, sweet dendrobate. Nice work !

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  29. AnonymousMay 10, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    Hey, this is great!!!!!
    Greetings from Hungary!

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