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acrylic on concrete, barb seibel, creative ideas for ugly rooms, Hand-painted concrete floors, how to paint concrete floors, Lisa Brunetti art, magic carpet ride
Barb and I put in a long day of painting today and stopped around 8 tonight. Barb passed on dinner and went straight to sleep!
After working on photos, I am now heading for slumber as well. Although we don’t have a flying-carpet postcard tonight, a unique flying carpet is materializing in the bodega! Here are some photos that show the progress!
Tortuga Finished! – All of the suggestions (for a name for the painting) were added to the border, though we’ve still not selected a name!
Spiral Finished!
A section of the floor was first treated with Agua Stop, a product that blocks moisture on concrete walls and floors. The spiral and turtle were painted on heavy vinyl then glued in place; the border around the spiral was painted directly on the floor. A non-yellowing floor varnish was applied to protect the design.
Applying Non-yellowing Varnish
Barb applies non-yellowing varnish for floors.
Banana-Maracuya-Hibiscus drink for breakfast!
Mary (oilpastelsbymary.com) stated: “The gallery floor will become a great welcome to all those who ride with the turtle as he soars through the studio.“ We looked at the turtle and agreed, “Yes! Let’s paint a magic carpet beneath the turtle!” While waiting for the varnish to dry, we drew the border for the flying carpet, painted the area with Agua Stop, then went outside and inspected our loot from Playamart!
Outlining edges of flying carpet. (Flying Carpet?!!!) Yes!
The next section of the floor was prepped with Agua Stop. Overlap lines will emphasize the ripple effect of the flying carpet.
And to think that some people BURN treasures like these!!!!
Ideas are still incubating, and we want to finish the floor before we create a masterpiece from driftwood!
Barbara’s getting tricky with the camera!
After a late lunch break, we returned to the bodega and began painting the newest section of the floor.
Crock Pot Cuisine: “Free range” beef, beets & carrots over steamed cabbage. Just-picked field peas completed our lunch!
Let’s start painting!!
Eyeing Ecuadorian rugs for reference, Lisa blocks in bands of color.
Barb continues the flow of colors on the opposite side.
Color is slowly built/strengthened in washes, more like watercolor than acrylic.
8 p.m. – time to stop for the night!
Thanks so much for your support and feedback! Many people say that the mola series of paintings make the room feel as if it’s moving. This magic carpet is already tricking Barb and me! It’s all but painting itself!
We’ll try to update at the end of the next painting session!
Until then,
Z
Zeebra Designs & Destinations 
Enjoying the updates. And how long did you say Barb is staying? I think she may need to extend her visit. There’s all that driftwood to attend to.
hey!
she’s here until the 14th, and she would like to see this floor finished before she leaves! we’re working hard, but i think it’s about time to take a day off!
fantastic ! Absolutely love them ! I’ll pop an email out, have some questions on the products you’re using. Barb’s visit seems to be quickly flying by. So nice of you to put the name suggestions on the painting itself.
thank you! it seemed insensitive not to include those who have taken an active part in the cheerleading dpt! i’ll photograph (in better light) each signature and share them in a post.
i’ll be very happy to share what i’ve recently loearned regarding materials. there have been a few great ‘finds.’ and so far they trump the traditional ones!
z
How gorgeous is that! Love the illusion of movement you have managed to create 🙂
thank you, amiga! sometimes an artist teaches others to see, and i think you’ve just learned one of the ‘tricks’ for how that is done! ‘flat’ and perfect isn’t always the best option!
I’m loving my trips on your flying carpet it is so vibrant and alive I can almost see it floating. What fun it is to share these projects with a dear friend. I think Barb will have to become a permanent fixture… 🙂
thank you! you just gave barb a nice chuckle! we’re about to get started on the carpet for the day! i guess our day is still awakening while yours is getting quiet!
It does appear as if the floor is moving…how amazingly talented you are Z! 🙂
thanks! an update post will be coming soon. i suspect that you’ll enjoy seeing the progress!
El suelo está quedando genial! Me encanta 🙂
thank you so much! we’ve been working hard and have some new images ready to share! z
Wow Lisa what a great surprise!! You know how to bring tears to my eyes – couldn’t believe what I was reading and seeing. I love it, the concepts fits so perfectly together. It’s really neat being able to see how you are building the carpet, it will be one that speaks of great energy and movement. You and Barb have to be exhausted, especially your knees. So Barb how tired are you, ready for a vacation yet?! Can’t wait to see the finished floor.
hey! thanks, i’m glad you enjoyed the post. for me, painting is a vacation, and barb seems determined to see this finished before she leaves. after rain in the night, the day is really pretty, and i think i’ll nudge her into an hour’s break this afternoon!
z
una tortuga loca seguro. 🙂
hey! barb now laughs every time she looks at the floor, and she recalls your suggestion! thanks so much!!!
I love your floor!!!! Seem you both have done a lot of work!! I hope don’t be inappropriate but I have free time after 2 o´clock Pm, I would love to help with something I´m not a painter but I know cook 🙂
hey
when i saw that you wrote, i thought, ‘goodness, it would be great if she could come out..’
yes yes yes, please come out!!!! we’re going to teach you how to PAINT!
a chicken is in the crock pot, so we have that.. your company is what would be best!
i am so glad that i checked the computer!!!
see you soon i hope!
z
oh no!!! I readed the message too late I missed the chicken and the paint lessons!!! I´m going to stay in Jama a couple weeks so I´ll be there sooner than late!!! Thanks Lisa
My goodness, you folks are so-o-o-o ambitious! Glad all I have to do is watch…
thank you! yes, it’s going very well, and we just took a short break.. thanks so much for your support!
z
Oh what FUN! This is so exciting and beautiful and colorful and WOW!
(Can you tell I love it?)
hey
thank you so much for your always- positiver feedback!
more soon!
z
Leave shoes at the door to walk across this tortuga. Love what you are doing.
yes, that would be very respectful!| thanks! we’ve been working hard and just took a break! we were w/o power last night and this morning, so i missed the WP computer time!
until tonight,
z
z
I am exhausted watching you “girls” stretch into every possible position to paint…paint…but look at the results.
…and the food is as colorful as the painting!
yum yum! after a three-or-four-hour painting session, we’re about to have a maracuy/banana drink… then back to painting.
I don’t think I could walk on your carpet!
you’d be surprised how forgiving that finish can be! thanks so much for being a respectful visitor!!! z
Lisa, I’m sure that you have some wonderful artistic ideas for the driftwood. But I always had considerable respect for people who build functional things from driftwood. Tables, chairs, swings, that sort of thing. I’m anxious to see how you use it. ~James
i’ve built three beds from driftwood. my friends all laugh when i volunteer to build one for them! ‘no… thanks, lisa…’ one person saw the first one i built and she said, ‘it makes no sense, but it works!’
we’re trying to finish the floor, but the driftwood becons!
This is so far outside my experience I haven’t much to offer except appreciation! But every great artist needs someone to sit around and murmur encouraging words – your carpet is beautiful.
And yes – it does appear to be fluid, just as a real carpet would be. The trompe-l’œil effect is as remarkable as the sidewalk art I so enjoy. You’ll probably have to wait for a really good connection to see this collection , but it’s marvelous!
hey! it’s late, and the internet is working faster. we’ve been having power problems this week, so i’m glad to have any connection!
the sidewalk art is great, and it is so very amazing.
barb and i worked all day on the floor and bodega. she switched to painting thse huge doors, and wow, did they ever transform. the photos are still in the camera, and i’m too tired to work on them tonight. maybe in the morning i’ll get an update posted. i think you’ll really like the progress!
Truly amazing! It’s too beautiful to be stepped on… the crock pot cuisine looks yummy!
we’ve put in a full day of painting and are about to collapse! i look forward to sharing the next batch of images!
thanks so much for your feedback!
z
Love love love love. Just love. Wish you could paint my floor!
thank you so much! i really enjoy taking an old forlorn floor and making it happy! this one is progressing nicely!
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the floor truly is amazing!
thank you, lesli! it has lots of memories locked into its essence!
This is just gorgeous! Where are you located? And do you do this for a living? How can we connect? =)
thank you joann! i live on the pacific coast of ecuador! yes, i love transforming concrete floors into works of art!
lisa/z