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ACRYLIC
DAISIES
Load the no. 6 round with thinned Warm White. Pull each petal from the tip to the center. Basecoat the center of each flower with Moon Yellow using the no. 6 filbert. Use the same brush to stipple the center of the flower with Raw Sien- na for the shades and Warm White for the lights. Use the sty- lus and Lamp Black to add small dots here and there around the center of each flower.
For a free design at actual size, affix two first-class stamps to a #10 SASE and send to:
The Decorative Painter
Attn: LADY BEAR WITH DAISIES ISSUE 2 - 2015
393 N. McLean Blvd.
Wichita, KS 67203-5968.
Allow four weeks for delivery.
FINISHING
Paint the purse handle with Burnt Umber. Float shades of Traditional Burnt Umber. Finish with two coats of De- coArt DuraClear Satin Varnish, letting dry between coats.
artist’s sketch
Ely Bravo is an artist, travel-teacher
and owner of a studio in her hometown
of La Paz, Bolivia. Since 1998, her
teaching has taken her throughout South
America and to the United States. She is
founder of Bolivian Association of Deco-
rative Arts. Her teddy bear techniques
are well known in her country, and they have been featured in magazines in Chile, Argentina, and the United States.
Ely joined SDP in 2007. Her work can be found in the SDP Permanent Collection. You may email her at elybravo_pinturadecorativa@hotmail.com.
Designs are 50% of original. Enlarge 200% for actual size.
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