When my beautiful friend, Kristen, from Ella Claire Blog, organized her fall printable hop and invited me, I was both excited but dreading it! Haha! Excited because I love being able to participate in something so fun with so many talented girls. But dreading it because I, for real, struggle with graphic design. I need to take a class… because it just takes me foreverrrrrr to create something so simple. Well, this time, I just kept thinking, why not draw or paint something? It is something that comes a little easier for me, having spent years in college and before, practicing that skill.
So last week I pulled out my brushes and grabbed some craft paint (even though I prefer oils… they take too long to dry) and painted this cute little fall scene. I had a couple of inspiration pics to start from, so I first sketched what I wanted with a pencil on a gessoed piece of plywood. Then it was just a matter of mixing colors and bringing the image to life.
I’m a little more drawn to impressionist art, so my paintings are often slightly messy with layers/mixes and spots of color. Creating the feeling of “fall home” was more important to me than getting all the details perfect.
I put this in a matted frame that I had and it now resides right by my own blue front door!
The leaves haven’t officially turned the beautiful, brilliant shades of gold, perssimon, and rust, so I had to use a faux branch, but I love how it looks with the aqua vase.
The books I snagged at the thrift store this past week and seem to be the entire collection of Kathleen Norris books! I was really only concerned with the pretty covers 😉
This is an angle I don’t often show in my house because it has been a work in progress. I still will probably move some things around here before fall home tours in a couple weeks, but for now it is a bright, happy spot in my front room.
FREE HI-RES DOWNLOAD OF THE BLUE DOOR PAINTING HERE
This painting has been signed and I am offering it as a free printable for personal use only. This is NOT to be used in any way for commercial use or distributed.
See all the other beautiful printables below:
Free Fall Printable Banner | Just Destiny
Fall Pillows, Printables, and Porches – OH MY! | TIDBITS
Be Thankful Printable and Fall Vignette | A Burst of Beautiful
Cinderella Pumpkin Free Fall Printable | The Chronicles of Home
Owl Fall Printable & Vignette | Rooms FOR Rent
Oh hello fall {free printable} | Thoughts From Alice
Autumn Leaf “Thankful, Grateful, etc.” Tags | Ella Claire
Fall is Right on Time Chalkboard Printable | Nest of Posies
I Painted Something For You | Shades of Blue Interiors
Give Thanks Watercolor Pumpkin Printable | Eclectically Vintage
Happy Harvest Feathers | The Lilypad Cottage
Free Fall Printable ~ Falling Leaves | Town and Country Living
Free New England Watercolor | Migonis Home
A Fall Banner Free Printable and Our Mantel | Finding Silver Pennies
Life Starts Over Again Fall Printable | Clean and Scentsible
Crisp Fall Printable and Fall Vignette | So Much Better With Age
Jane Austen Free Printable | My Sweet Savannah
What I Love Most About Fall Printable | Making Home Base
Always Be Grateful Fall Printable & Vignette | My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Our Fall vignette + free fall printable | Four Generations One Roof
Watercolor Bat & Raven Printable | Finding Home
Gratitude Unlocks the Fullness of Life | Craftberry Bush
Free Fall Printable and a Little Vignette in Our Living Room | AKA Design
This is a lovely print. A nice change over all the pumpkins and such.
So pretty, Rachel! What a talented artist you are. Thanks for sharing your gift with us!
This is stunning! You are so talented – and love those books!
Just beautiful, Rachel! You are such a talented artist.
So beautiful, Rachel, I’m always so inspired by you.Thank you for this beautiful gift. I can’t wait to hang it in my home! x
Thank you for free printable love the blue door!
ok you are soooo talented! and i LOVE the books in muted vintage rainbow order!
This is just lovely!! You are very talented. Thank you for your generosity. 🙂 What an awesome find the books were too. I am just discovering your blog and can’t wait to visit today!! 🙂
Very pretty painting! And I’m in LOVE with your rainbow of books!
Wow, this is amazing, Rachel! Love this. You are so talented.
Hugs, Jamie
Thank you for the very beautiful fall artwork!!
Oh wow, the painting is just gorgeous! I love it above the dresser, so pretty! Pinned
This is just beautiful Rachel. You have such a special talent. I love the colours you used in this, it’ll look perfect in our little kitchen nook this fall. Thank you for sharing. xo
I love this. Thank you so much for sharing.
This is so lovely! And I love how you display those beautiful books!
First, lets talk about how you HANDPAINTED this gorgeousness!! You are so stinking talented!! And I love all of it so much- the dresser, the gold touches, the candlesticks! Love, love, LOVE!
This is beautiful, thank you!
Debbie
This is absolutely stunning, thank you!!
Thank you – Love this – printed and on my mantel!
Hi Rachel,
Think this is my 2nd time to visit. I came here last week and copied your lovely printable, and
then accidentally closed your blog before I could write down where I got it………….
So fortunately I just came across it again this morning, so got the info cause it will probably show
up in my Fall decorating that I post at some point. So wanted to give credit where credit is due.
This really is such a beautiful work of Art, I loved it the moment I saw it………..thank you for being
willing to share your lovely art work with us and for free…………you are very talented and generous!!
Loved how it looked in your home too, all framed and matted. Simply Beautiful.
Blessings for a Wonderful Fall that is coming soon,
Nellie
Your painting is so beautiful. I love there are other colors besides red and orange. It will look wonderful in my house.
Those books are amazing. Your so lucky to have found them in a thrift store. I would have snatched them up as well.
I love old doors, and this is a beautiful painting of one! Thank you! I love to read old Kathleen Norris books. Walls of Gold and Josselyn’s Wife are pretty good, but I haven’t read the others. My favorites are The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne, and Mother.
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous painting! Craft paint??!! Wow! How talented you are!
The Kathleen Norris books look so pretty underneath your painting. I’d like to think that the same person donated the set and would be thrilled to know that her (or her mother’s or grandmother’s) clearly loved books had found a new, warm, happy home! xoxo
I LOVE this print! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing this lovely piece. 🙂
This is gorgeous!! and thank you so much for sharing it with us!
so beautiful ♥ thanks a lot !!
Thank you so much for offering this. It’s beautiful!