Amateur Art Day

What's a girl to do on a rainy day?  That's right....obsess over all of the gorgeous artwork on Anthropologie (my all time favorite store).  I came across these two paintings, but quickly wiped the  drool from my mouth when I saw the price of $500 a pop.

I am really trying to spice up the house with some colorful accents and thought these two paintings by Lulie Wallace would make the perfect addition to the house.  Unfortunately, my math teacher salary won't allow a splurge like this.  Why not try to paint these myself?  After a quick trip to Hobby Lobby and $60 later worth of art supplies, I was ready for amateur art day.  

After two days of work (while the hubby was at work running his car dealership), I finished my masterpieces.  I printed the paintings from the web, then sectioned the painting off into grids.  I was pretty impressed with myself as to how similar they look to the original.  The math here was simple.....$60 < $1000 any day!  See the finished products below.

Maybe I should quit teaching and paint all day...... does that job offer health insurance and a retirement plan?  I'll just stick with the day job for now.