When
I
saw
Cynthia Erekson's
CAPE COD SANTA
pattern
I just knew I had to paint it since I live on Cape Cod!
This is a view of the harbor not to far from my home.
Of course
it is
WINTER THYME
on
Cape Cod
so
I am enjoying the warmth
of
my STUDIO
these days!
My Pallette
Acrylics
Ice Blue, Tomato Red, Neutral Grey, Paynes Grey, Bahama Blue, Bleached Sand, Dusty Rose, Buttermilk, Colonial Green, Antique Maroon, Lamp Black, Shading Flesh, Snow White, Antique Teal, Driftwood, Napa Red
White Pearl, Shimmering Silver
SURFACE PREPARATION
I used GESSO to prime my canvas
I applied 2 good coats of GESSO using a foam brush
Allow each coat to dry well in between applications
Lightly sand after each coat has dried
LETS PAINT!
I applied 2 coats of Ice Blue paint using a foam brush
I then sanded lightly again and wiped dust with a damp paper towel
I transferred the main pattern design
using
graphite paper
I am starting to work on
the
face details
I am working on
the
eyes
I am working on
the
BALL jar
I have painted
the
face details
and
BALL jar
I have now painted
the
hat, cuffs, mittens
I am starting to paint
the
sign
The
sign and buoy
are
painted
I have now painted
the
flag
I painted
the
detail
on the
cuffs and hat
I glued the Santa together and added the stars to the hat
using
Aleene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue
I then painted
the
wood base
I stuffed the Santa
with
cotton stuffing
and
glued the base
to the
bottom
I have finished my Santa!
DecoArt provided me with the paints to complete this project
as
part of their
Helping Artist Program
and
Blogger Out Reach Program
Thank you DecoArt!
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I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint
my
Cape Cod Santa !
Happy Painting!
Lynn
so sweet! your painting is perfection!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan!
DeleteAnother goodie!♡
ReplyDeleteThank you Charlotte!
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