Thyme to show you a Woodside Santa

Today

 I wanted to show you some

WOODSIDE SANTA'S

that I painted

Design 

is by

Cynthia Erekson

I was hosting a special luncheon for 3 dear friends 

I gave them as gifts

I put them in simple brown bags, 

attached a 

Christmas Tree 

cut out name tag

and 

tied a pretty bow 

I hung the bags on each of my guests chairs

My Pallette

Deco Art Americana Acrylics

Antique White, Asphaltum, Bleached Sand, Buttermilk, Dusty Rose, Gingerbread, Lamp Black, Light Buttermilk, Light Cinnamon, Sable Brown, Sand, Snow White, Warm White

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics

Emperor's Gold, Worn Penny

DecoArt Glamour Dust  Glitter Paint

Ice Crystal

SURFACE PREPARATION

I used 

heavy canvas 

for

 this project

I used a

  sponge brush 

to apply gesso to my canvas

Deco Art Acrylic Gesso

When dry , sand lightly and dust with a damp paper towel

We are now ready to PAINT!

I began by base coating my canvas with a few good coats of Antique White

I then transferred the main element of the design onto my canvas with graphite paper

Painting the face, eyes and beard.

I did all my shading using Scharff white bristle , moon filberts and dome brushes

I worked on several of these Santa's at one time!

Once the faces were completed I added the remaining pattern details

I used  

Dazzling Metalics 

Emperors Gold and Worn Penny

 to accent 

the 

acorns, star, pear, crow and leaves on the vines

I used my stylus and Light Buttermilk to make various size dots to create the fur on the coat and hat

Once my dots  on the "fur" were completely dry I painted over them 

with 

Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

What a pretty sparkle it adds!

Now to assemble the Santa's!

I used 

Arlene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue 

because

 it sets up QUICK 

with 

less slippage

You can also use some 

bullfrog clips and rubber bands 

to

 help hold your Santa together

 until 

the glue sets

I varnished my Santa's with a few good coats 

of 

DecoArt Dura Clear Matte Varnish

When dry the Santa is stuffed with cotton stuffing and a wood base added

I glued some 

WHITE boa fur 

around the top of Santa's hat

 and 

added a 

large rusty bell

This was a fun project to do!

The pattern for this project appeared 

in the 

December 2010 Issue of Quick and Easy Painting

DecoArt 

provided me with the paints to complete this project.

Thank you as always for all your wonderful products to creat with!

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I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint my 

Woodside Santa's!

Happy Painting !

Lynn