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LEAVES
TULIP: Paint additional tulip leaves here and there with the dagger brush and Avocado Dip tipped in Plantation Pine. LILAC: Paint the lilac leaves using the 1⁄4" angular and Plantation Pine. Each leaf is made up of two strokes, a C- stroke closed with an S-stroke.
VIOLET: Use the same brush and method to paint the violet leaves using Antique Green.
FINISHING
Apply additional shades of Antique Green here and there using the 3⁄8" angular.
Use the same brush and a slip-slap motion to apply “blossom” tints coming out from around the bouquet us- ing Boysenberry Pink.
Take a look at your bouquet and decide if you need additional shades, highlights or tints. Now is the time to add them!
Use the stylus to randomly dot Cool White around some of your design elements.
Allow to dry and varnish your piece using the large glaze/wash brush and DecoArt Light Satin Varnish.
artist’s sketch
Kim Christmas was born in British Columbia, Canada, and now resides with her husband, John, and two chil-
dren, Johnathan and Ashley, in Vernon, BC. Her love for decorative painting began in the front store window of a
decorative painting shop. Window shopping became browsing, browsing became shopping, shopping became
painting and so the story goes! Art was always a focus in her family growing up. With most of Kim’s family origi-
nating in Europe and bringing their talents in pastels, oil and watercolor, the influence was there from a very young
age. Her love of the seasons and festive décor was the catalyst from that point forward. Kim’s first book, Holly
Berries & Twigs, was published in 2003 and she has eight books published to date. She has also been published
in a wide range of magazine articles over the years and had the honor of being published in the 100 Angels col-
lection of hand-painted angels presented by The National Museum of Decorative Painting. Kim occasionally teaches at her home studio and various other places internationally and throughout North America. Kim’s entire line of instructional packets, kits, books, and online classes are available at www.kimchristmas.com. You may contact her at kimchristmas@shaw.ca or www.kimchristmasdesigns.blogspot.com.
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Design is 45% of original. Enlarge 222% for actual size.
For a free design at actual size, affix two first-class stamps to a #10 SASE and send to: The Decorative Painter Attn.: BOUQUET HATCH SPRING - 2017
1220 E. First St. Wichita, KS 67214-3907 Allow four weeks for delivery.