I wanted to use distressed wood to set the mood in my next installation. Old barn wood is expensive and hard to find so I decided to simulate it. I bought about 12 pieces of picket fence that were about 4 foot long. I used the belt sander to smooth down the corners to make it appear worn down. Next I used the belt sander to sand little groves in places. The fun part was next. I used a hammer and a chisel to basically beat the down. I used the back of the hammer to splinter the top and put notches in the surface and the chisel to scratch the wood up. I also hammered a bag of screws on top of the wood to create little indents.
After I finished that I used a dark oak stain and barely brushed it on the wood with a sponge brush. Next I used a light maple stain to fill in the gaps.
After that I mixed up a gross-looking blue green using Cerulean Blue and Raw Sienna acrylic paint. I watered it down and applied it with a sponge brush.
Finally it was time for construction. This is the beginning of my installation.
It will include this painting which is in progress in this photo.
The next part of this project is to build a small, rough canoe with wheels being pulled by a horse. This is the beginning of the construction. It still doesn't look like much but I am on my way to do some more building as soon as I post this!
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