4 Seasons Canvas Painting

Hey All! Sorry I've been MIA for a bit... It's been exciting couple of months. First off, I graduated from university with a degree in Education. So I am now officially a teacher.. well, I still have to get my license but I have the degree. Secondly, I am newly engaged. My boyfriend (now fiance) proposed on a little weekend vacation we took to Montreal. I totally was not expecting it. He was pretty sneaky about it. Thirdly, I have been volunteering at a local school, helping out in the Kindergarten room.

So much is going to be happening this summer. It's going to be a busy one. I hope you all can bare with me. I hope to get more published as I have a bit more time now that school is out. Okay, so on with the project.

This project is a 4 seasons canvas painting. I made this for my mom, whose birthday was at the beginning of June. My mom really likes trees so I painted a tree depicting all four seasons on it. Let's get started!

Things you will need:
-Canvas
-paint
-paintbrushes
-sealer spray

Step 1:
Divide the canvas into 4 sections. If you can't find a big canvas, use four small ones that are all the same size. (Make sure to put them side by side for this part).  Draw lines to depict the four sections (ignore this is you are using four separate canvases). Next draw your tree. (Note* if you are using four different canvases, you will want to put them together so you can see the whole tree and not just pieces of it. You want things to line up)

Step 2:
Use paint (I used water colours) to depict the background of each season. I used green for spring, orange for summer, red for fall and blue for winter. You can get creative with this is you want. Once that dries you are ready to paint the tree.

Step 3:
Paint the tree any colour you want. I went with black because it's my favorite color and I wanted the emphasis to be on the seasons and not the tree. Make sure to fill out branches especially where the branches meet the trunk of the tree.

Step 4:
Decorate your tree, once it has dried, to depict the different seasons. (See my picture for ideas). Let it dry once all four seasons are complete.

Step 5:
To protect the painting from moisture etc, spray the canvas with a sealer. You can buy this at places like Canadian Tire or Walmart. I have a gloss version which I purchased at Canadian Tire.

Happy Crafting!