Sweet memories and new artwork!

Summer is upon us, and the kids are so excited! They love anything to do with water, but I think the beach is their favorite. We have visited Crystal Beach the past few summers with my mom, siblings, nieces and nephews. It brings back sweet memories of our beach trips to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. My great-aunt lived a few blocks from the beach, and going there was our favorite. From the huge flea market, stopping at every state sign for an obligatory picture, playing putt putt at the most AMAZING courses, to singing a silly song. It went:

We're going to the 

Beach, beach, beach

What a peach

Of a beach.

Silly, but it was catchy and we would sing it all the way there. Now, I've done the same thing with my kids, thank heavens the drive to Galveston is way closer than Myrtle Beach! 

So, all of this led to a great art project. I love having an art idea and bringing it to life. I created my artwork first on the computer, and then re-created on stained wood with acrylic paint.

Above is the picture that I made on the computer. Below is a comparison of paper vs. wood.

I thought it turned out pretty decent! I do struggle with free handing fonts. I will be giving this to my mom as a thank you for all the wonderful memories at the beach growing up, as well as all the future memories we will be making with family. What a peach of a beach!