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SURFACE
Wooden cut out ornaments with
a hole to attach a hanger:
Bell 3 1/2"x 4" (9 x 10.4 cm) Dome 4"x 4" (10 x 10 cm) Snowflake 5 1/2" diam. (13.9 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Berry Red (or bright red of your choice - Cherry Red, Santa Red, Alizarin)
Camel Or Golden Straw Evergreen
Soft Black
True Blue
DECOART GALAXY GLITTER
Champagne Stardust Red Nebula
Silver Moon
DECOART EXTREME SHEEN
24K Gold Sterling Silver Vintage Brass
BRUSHES
Flat brush (for backgrounding) Small flat brush
THE BARE NECESSITIES BRUSH SET
Scharff Series 910 Aqua Flow Filbert No. 8 Dynasty Series 206SL Black Gold Liner 5/0 Dynasty Series SC-187 Fine Kolinsky Sable Round Brushes Nos. 2 & 4
SUPPLIES
Final Coat Semi-Gloss Varnish
Small piece of glass with beveled edge
approximately 8"x10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
tile or another hard surface
2 Water jars - one large, one very small
SOURCES
• Wooden ornaments are available by name
at Tricia’s Legacy Designs; tricias.com/catalog-pages/UnfinishedOrnaments.html
• Bare Necessities Brush Set, Item No. B3 is available at Tricia’s Legacy Designs; tricias.com/catalog-pages/brushes.html
• Also available are other ornament design sets (pdf) and Torzhok designs for additional objects.
Many people do not realize that most of Russia’s numerous villages have an art or craft that they
practice with a local flair. Frequently, these products take on the name of the village. For instance, Zhostovo
is the name of a village. In my over 20 trips to Russia,
I have been fortunate to visit more craft schools and workshops than most Russians. Inspired by Rosemaling artist Jan Boettcher’s painting of the Norwegian Raudsaumsmalingen (Red Embroidery Painting) Style, I looked again at the beautiful silver and gold embroidery from Torzhok, Russia. These ornaments are my painted interpretation of this Russian embroidery style. In this collection, I have taken some of the design elements from the Torzhok embroidery and created ornaments. In keeping with the original look of the embroidery, they are sparkly, gold and silver with touches of red. They are also fast, fun, and easy to paint and give you lots of liner work practice. They will make great gifts or package tags. The dome shape I created, is my favorite as it represents the recognizable top of Russian churches.
Thank you, DecoArt for all your fantastic sparkly paints that made this painting possible. For more information on Torzhok, you might enjoy watching youtube.com/watch?v=NLZRvBnPWAs.
Join and follow my Russian Traditional Decorative Painting Facebook group and enjoy my pictures of visits to Russian workshops and museums.
PREPARATION
The wood grain on these ornaments is tight and smooth. Applying sealer is not necessary. Using a small flat base-coating brush, paint one coat of dark blue, dark green, or red (all your choice) as smoothly as possible on your surface. Allow to dry. Sand well. Remove sanding dust with a lint-free sheet of damp paper towel. Apply a second coat of background
color in the same manner. Allow to dry. Sand lightly. A well-base-coated background is the foundation of your painting. Allow the paint to cure overnight before transferring the design. If the background color is
not completely dry, the graphite may adhere to the surface, making it very difficult to erase unwanted lines. If the background color is a mix, prepare enough to save some of the paint if repairs or clean-up
are necessary.
Trace the design onto tracing paper. Tape the traced design onto the surface so it will not move and distort the form and shape lines. Carefully slide the graphite paper under the tracing. Lightly transfer the design onto the surface using the fine point of a stylus. Remember to erase any strong lines. Refer to the Stage 1 painting worksheet.
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