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Pull flower stems with the no. 4 filbert loaded with Peacock Teal, moving from the flower head and fading out toward the bottom of stem. With the dirty brush pick up Bahama Blue and lighten the left side of stem.
Using the no. 1 liner loaded with thinned Peacock Teal+ Bahama Blue pull the individual flower stems. Load more thinned Bahama Blue to pull the stems that are closer to the front of the flower head.
FLOWERS: Using the no. 4 filbert loaded with Snow (Titanium) White+DecoArt Americana Glaz- ing Medium form four to five petal flowers. See Step- by-Step on page 25. Use more glazing medium to let petals fade into the background and less Deco- Art Americana Glazing Medium to bring the petals forward.
Add a few very transparent petals in the lower back- ground for filler flowers.
BUTTERFLY: Using the no. 4 filbert loaded with Snow
(Titanium) White+DecoArt Americana Glazing Medium stroke in wings, pulling from the outside of wing toward the body, starting on the top and allowing paint to fade as you near the bottom of each wing. Add a few pulls out- ward from near the body.
With thinned Snow (Titanium) White sketch in the outside edge of wings.
Add dots on wings with Soft Black+DecoArt Americana Glazing Medium.
Sketch in the body, legs, and antennae with the no. 1 liner and thinned Snow (Titanium) White. The eye is Soft Black outlined with Snow (Titanium) White.
FINISHING
Dry overnight. Apply several coats of DecoArt Soft Touch Varnish allowing each coat to dry before adding the next. Enjoy!
artist’s sketch
Liz Miller cda became interested in art and painting as a child, seeking out opportunities to learn and create. She discovered decorative painting in the 1980s and has enjoyed sharing her love for art, teaching all levels of acrylics in the Raleigh, N.C. area since 1985. Liz has owned a decorative painting studio and shop, Artful Endeavors, in Raleigh since 1995 where she teaches weekly classes and workshops in acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media, as well as hosts seminars with some of decorative painting’s finest national teachers.
Liz became a member of SDP and joined the local chapter in 1988, serving as president for CADANC and in various offices over the years. She has taught at the SDP conference and for her local chapter as well as driving distance travel-teaching. Her online classes are offered at Creative Workshops.
Trained as a creative arts therapist, Liz considers the creative process as promoting individual well-being and awareness in the world around us. “Our classes are about sharing our love for art and the fellowship that comes from sharing a common interest.”
You may reach Liz at her studio/shop: Artful Endeavors, 200 Sawmill Rd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27615 or artfulendeavors@ raleigh.twcbc.com. Visit her web site at www.artfulendeavors.net. Online classes: www.creativeworkshops.ning.com.
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1220 E. First St., Wichita, KS 67214-3907. Allow four weeks for delivery.
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Design is 50% of original. Enlarge 200% for actual size.