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I Use Musical Instruments As Canvases For My Painted Creations
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I Use Musical Instruments As Canvases For My Painted Creations

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I take a violin or guitar that’s sand-papered, worn-out, or simply unable to produce sound and I turn them into art mediums for my thoughts and painting ideas. Starry skies, whales, waves, or simply abstract, I use tester emulsion paint pots for the main color and acrylics and watercolors for the finer details and imagery of the beautiful paintings.

Each musical instrument piece takes me roughly 2-3 days to complete, 1 tub of ice cream for support, and an old pair of trousers to wipe the paintbrush on.

While the violin I created is virtually impossible to play, both classical guitars and their sounds have been unaltered in the process and with some good strings and tuning, are completely playable, unique artworks.

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Classical Guitar (Playable – Needs Strings)

Exam Piece – Violin

Small Classical Guitar (Playable)

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tara_hegarty_7 avatar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of people are asking about the sound quality, of the violin, there's a lot of stuff on it so I'd imagine it would be affected a bit. The guitars, unless you're a professional (unlike me, I play for fun) you don't notice a difference in sound. I personally make these more for the visual art aspect of it as playing them in some cases (if I don't remove the strings and decorate the necks with objects) will be optional. I'm linking a video of the last guitar being played, it's an old guitar and the strings are not the best, so it sounds out of tune but the video is here for those who want to watch it. https://www.facebook.com/tara.hegarty.7/videos/vb.100005448335775/540218106169796/?type=3&theater

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Peri The Nerd
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gorgeous! So creative I love the guitar with the whales on it :3

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if the paint makes the acoustics sound any different?

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David
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It shouldn't with a normal accoustic guitar, unless there is like a 0.5cm thick layer of it. A violin, probably, the sound resonance would be affected.

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Ms. Demeanor
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are amazing!! Hope you can transition into other instruments as well... :D

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except for that the actual instruments must've costed a lot of money though..

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Atually, the first one was pre-owned and donated to me, the violin was the cheapest one on Ebay and the third guitar was an old damaged one from the attic. I also have another old, damaged violin, and a donated guitar and violin to be decorated. Not to mention I'm picking up a free guitar from Freecycle this week. :) It's just a case of charity shops, getting lucky, buying the cheapest available (if not for playing purposes) or doing commissions. I have my own personal violin that costs a lot and is an antique, so that one isn't being done up at all. So if you know where to look, you can do this for not too much, the tester pots of paint are only £1 each.

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're unique for sure. They remind me of something found in an antique store or one of the many cool shops out in Hollywood and Venice. Love your style! <3

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abby Minton
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful violin I play myself and if I could do that I would love to. However I'm really only good with colored pencils.

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Liam Wells
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The paint destroys the resonance of the soundboard of the guitar, so they're not really playable. Thats why sharpie'd acoustics are popular, cos of the tiny amount of ink covering the guitar.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously there's going to be a minuscule sound difference, but it IS playable. Whether it's to your standard of quality or not is another question. https://www.facebook.com/tara.hegarty.7/videos/vb.100005448335775/540218106169796/?type=3&theater Here's a video of the whale guitar being played, FYI it's got s**t strings and it's old, hence why that one is for my keeping lol. The violin is simply a visual art piece.

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tara_hegarty_7 avatar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of people are asking about the sound quality, of the violin, there's a lot of stuff on it so I'd imagine it would be affected a bit. The guitars, unless you're a professional (unlike me, I play for fun) you don't notice a difference in sound. I personally make these more for the visual art aspect of it as playing them in some cases (if I don't remove the strings and decorate the necks with objects) will be optional. I'm linking a video of the last guitar being played, it's an old guitar and the strings are not the best, so it sounds out of tune but the video is here for those who want to watch it. https://www.facebook.com/tara.hegarty.7/videos/vb.100005448335775/540218106169796/?type=3&theater

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Peri The Nerd
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gorgeous! So creative I love the guitar with the whales on it :3

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if the paint makes the acoustics sound any different?

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David
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It shouldn't with a normal accoustic guitar, unless there is like a 0.5cm thick layer of it. A violin, probably, the sound resonance would be affected.

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Ms. Demeanor
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are amazing!! Hope you can transition into other instruments as well... :D

ishashehryar avatar
Toast
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except for that the actual instruments must've costed a lot of money though..

tara_hegarty_7 avatar
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Atually, the first one was pre-owned and donated to me, the violin was the cheapest one on Ebay and the third guitar was an old damaged one from the attic. I also have another old, damaged violin, and a donated guitar and violin to be decorated. Not to mention I'm picking up a free guitar from Freecycle this week. :) It's just a case of charity shops, getting lucky, buying the cheapest available (if not for playing purposes) or doing commissions. I have my own personal violin that costs a lot and is an antique, so that one isn't being done up at all. So if you know where to look, you can do this for not too much, the tester pots of paint are only £1 each.

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're unique for sure. They remind me of something found in an antique store or one of the many cool shops out in Hollywood and Venice. Love your style! <3

abbyminton avatar
abby Minton
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful violin I play myself and if I could do that I would love to. However I'm really only good with colored pencils.

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Liam Wells
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The paint destroys the resonance of the soundboard of the guitar, so they're not really playable. Thats why sharpie'd acoustics are popular, cos of the tiny amount of ink covering the guitar.

tara_hegarty_7 avatar
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously there's going to be a minuscule sound difference, but it IS playable. Whether it's to your standard of quality or not is another question. https://www.facebook.com/tara.hegarty.7/videos/vb.100005448335775/540218106169796/?type=3&theater Here's a video of the whale guitar being played, FYI it's got s**t strings and it's old, hence why that one is for my keeping lol. The violin is simply a visual art piece.

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