More Works of Art for J.R. Art Gallery

Hello everyone,

How are you all? Hope you have enjoyed your weekend.  Autumn is here and I am already missing my Summer days. The weather is getting cooler and the days are shorter. The kids are settling in quite well into their school routine. My little Leah will start school on Wednesday and it's going to be hard not having any of the kids at home. 

Even with a busy life I am making good progress on J.R. Art Gallery. I am enjoying every minute of it. It holds a special place in my heart and it will be very hard to move onto a new project when it's done and ready.

J.R. Art Gallery

 I have been busy adding a few more paintings to the gallery. I have had a few frames that I got to paint myself that turned out really nice.

Just like the rest of the paintings, I have found some nice paintings that I like and printed them on canvas to give them a more realistic look. 

Some of the paintings I have moved them to other locations on the walls. It's something that I will keep on doing till the end of the project. Sometimes you realize that a simple accessory can make a difference in a different position or angle. 

Just a couple of weeks ago, once again, my dearest friend José Pereira Torrejón sent me another miniature painting that he painted on canvas. The beautiful detailed painting is called "The Cupola". 

The Cupola painted by José Pereira Torrejón

Another amazing and very special painting that I never tire to look at. I have placed the painting near the other two paintings; "The Hummingbird" and "The Secret Garden" and now the trilogy stand in the gallery together. 

José together with the painting also sent me the easel which he gave a little detail of his own. He smeared some paint which was used for the same painting on the easel. Through this he gave me an idea and so instead of framing the painting, I added a stool and  a paint pallet to give the impression that the artist had just finished the new beautiful painting. 

Once again a big "THANK YOU!" goes to my dearest José for such a lovely gift. I don't have words to show my gratitude for these masterpieces. It's a privilege that I have your paintings to adorn the gallery. xxx

Apart from the paintings, I have added a few more hand painted miniatures of my own. So far here a few busts that I will be adding to the gallery. I haven't found the right place for them yet as I would like them to be scattered around the room. 

The gallery is now looking fuller and there is still so much that I want to add. There will definitely be more paintings, more accessories to the counter and a few more details here and there.

Here is how the gallery looks so far.

This is all for today. I hope you like the new additions to the gallery. I am very pleased with the outcome and I am looking forward to add more. 

I have also been working on the private quarters of Mr. Rookie so keep tuned for the next update.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx

The Artist's Private Quarters at J.R. Art Gallery

Hello everyone,

Almost another week has gone by. Hope you are all fine. It has been days since my last post but I have been very busy working mostly on the Gallery. It seems like I can't get my hands of it. I am enjoying every moment of it. I have also been busy like always with my everyday life and making miniatures for clients. As from tomorrow I'll start with the old routine. Matthias starts his last year at Junior School. Quite a tough year for him but I'm sure we will pull it through. The girls have another week to go. I will be missing the lad. It's always heartbreaking seeing them going back to school.

The Artist's Private Quarters

I couldn't help myself from not starting working on the top floor room which will be the artist's private quarters. Like always a one room suite that has to have everything. One of the most difficult rooms to design is by trying to fit an entire home in one room.  The good thing about this particular room is that it's quite spacious. 

I started off by paneling the floor strips. It takes a while to cut and measure but like I always say at the end, it's worth every minuite.

Once the floor was done. I used a needle tool to make tiny wholes at the end of each wood strip to give the impression that the wood planks are nailed down. After that I stained the floor in dark oak color. 

Before wall papering the walls, I had decided to add an out door wall light to the side of the wall which required to groove the inside wall for the wiring.

Once that was set. I started wallpapering the walls. I used a very simple wall paper in a light green and cream color.

I had a very clear picture of  how I wanted this room. Believe it or not the inspiration for this room came much before it had for the gallery. I knew exactly what pieces of furniture I wanted and where to put them.

The first piece of furniture that I started working on was the cast iron bed. I have painted the head and foot pieces and built it. I have made the mattress and started sewing the bedding for it. Nothing too flashy just in simple cream with a little lace.

I had to do the bed first as I wasn't sure on which side I wanted it and secondly I had to take measurements for a piece of furniture that I intended to built myself. As it is a one room that will be having pretty much the necessary things to live in, I had to give it some character. I have decided to make a built in wardrobe just next to the bed. 

It took me quite some time to built and decorate but at the end I was very pleased.

I have also made a couple of shelves for Mr/ J. Rookie's personal stuff. 

Just like the wardrobe I also wanted to built a fire surround for the small Victorian style Range. The tiny stove came as a kit which I have built and painted. Once that was done and ready I started taking measurements and built the fire surround.

I have printed another painting on canvas to put on the mantel piece wall and added a few of my own hand painted miniatures.

There is still a lot of work to do in this room. I have to add a few more furniture pieces. lights, wood trimmings and accessories. 

Here are a few pictures of the room with it's new details so far.

I am pretty sure that Mr. J. Rookie will enjoy his room eventually when he moves in. So this is all for now. I have been also working on the gallery and it's filling up nicely. Keep tuned for the next update on J.R. Art Gallery.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Adding more to the J.R. Art Gallery

Hello everyone,

Here we are once again. Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. Today we got our first thunder storm. I was glad being indoors enjoying my miniatures. Have been busy like always but I have put my foot down to dedicate some quality time on my new project the J.R. Art Gallery.

I am really excited about this project and I can't not help doing something small for it everyday. At the moment I  am waiting for some supplies to continue working on the top floor which will be the artist's quarters, so in the mean time I have been looking for some nice paintings for the gallery. 

J.R. Art Gallery

Finally today you will get to meet the Artist Joseph Rookie. Mr. Rookie is quite an amazing artist in his late forties looking to seek his fortune with his artistic talents. He was made especially for me by the lovely Doll Maker Beverly Senatore. Beverly also made the delicate Miss Leah, Quelina and a few other acquaintances in Regent Street.  Thank you Beverly for the handsome gentleman. 

The Artist Joseph Rookie

I have so many ideas for the whole project and I always try to add my own creations. The artist favorite flowers are Gardenias. I never got to find any miniature Gardenia plant so I decided to make it myself using polymer clay. After almost giving up on the whole thing and with some special given advice, I finally pulled it through. Now it is placed in the gallery. 

The Gardenia Plant made with polymer clay

José's painting were feeling lonely in the gallery so I had to get to work to make more. There was no way that I was going to do any paintings myself so printing a few that I really like was more of an option. Still printing the paintings on paper didn't look realistic at all. So I decided to use canvas instead. With a few ideas, trial and error I got them right.

 My favorite printed painting that I have made is the painting called "The Painter's Honeymoon" by Lord Frederic Leighton c.1864. A heart warming painting I would say, that has so much detail and significance.

The Painter's Honeymoon by Lord Frederic Leighton

   Another painting that I really like is called "The Mill" by Francois Boucher c. 1751

The Mill by Francois Boucher

In the Gallery I will also be adding some of my own hand painted miniatures. Here are the first two.

There is so many more paintings that I want to add. So far I have added two pieces of furniture that I had for quite some time. I have had them for years and I never got to use them in any project but now it seems that they have fitted in perfectly. 

Here are a couple of pictures of the gallery with some of the paintings I have added. I think Mr. J. Rookie is very happy with his gallery.

I hope you like what I have done so far. I am really pleased how it turned out so far. There might be some changes as I keep on adding paintings and accessories. Definitely there is still so much more to add.

So this is all for today. Keep tuned for the next update on this project.

Take care and see you soon.

Hugs.

Rebecca xxx