Page 68 - The Decorative Painter Winter 2016

ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Artist’s choice – pattern will fit on a 9" circular or 9" square inset/painting surface
(22.86 x 22.86 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART TRADITIONS ACRYLICS Brown Madder
Burnt Sienna
Carbon Black
Dioxazine Purple Hansa Yellow Naphthol Red Naphthol Red Light Pine Green Prussian Blue Hue Raw Sienna
Red Violet Titanium White Vermilion Warm White Yellow Deep Yellow Oxide
BRUSHES
JO SONJA’S SURE TOUCH BRUSHES Series 1385 no. 6 filbert
Series 1350 nos. 1 & 4 round
Series 1355 no. 1 liner (detailer) Large wash brush for basecoating
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) DecoArt Multi-Surface Sealer
DecoArt Extender and Blending Medium DecoArt Satin Varnish
SOURCES
Wood Chip is available from Artist Raquel Gearhart at rakellyg@suddenlink.net.
66 The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 4, 2016
Has something that tickled one of your senses led you down the path to inspiration and developing an idea for a painting? That is what happened with
me and this piece. The art of chipping away or chiseling wood to make ornamental designs goes back many years. Today it is still prevalent in many areas especially in Eastern Europe where chip art is used to decorate boxes, spoons, steins and even cradles. So finding this chip art carved board gave me a whirlwind of inspiration. I remembered going to Kolasca, Hungary and visiting the Paprika Museum, seeing wonder- ful folk art floral embroidered designs on the ladies’ national costumes and beautiful decorated porcelain with the same folk art-designed flowers. That thought triggered a trip to my linen cabinet to find an embroidered tablecloth from Kolas- ca with brightly embroidered flowers. So when I found this board, inspiration just bubbled to the surface, and I knew I had to paint a Kolasca-style folk art piece and needed to in- corporate the rose, tulip, carnation, and red peppers. I hope you enjoy painting this garden of Kolasca-style flowers in a very traditional folk art way.
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