Here is my latest DecoArt Media Design Team project for  May.  This was featured on DecoArt Media’s Blog:  HERE.  Thanks DecoArt for the feature!

This is a collaboration with Maureen Baker.  I used her great pattern complete this piece.  You will want to check her out at www.maureen-baker.com.  Here is the 12 X 12″ wood self-frame piece I painted:

Here is Maureen’s original piece:

Here is how this piece came to life:

• Flip 12 X 12 Wood Panel backwards
• Painter’s Tape the perimeter and sides of panel to protect frame to paint later.
• Paint entire surface and sides of frame with DecoArt Media Gesso (White)
• Apply grass with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics (Green Gold) and Sky (Cobalt Turquoise Hue) with a stipple brush

• Complete the sky.
• Apply Japanese rice paper with DecoArt Media Matte Medium SOLD HERE
• Use DecoArt Misters (Primary Cyan, Yellow Green and Shimmer Turquoise) to mist around perimeter of piece.
• Trace pattern on background

• Color in pattern with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics: (Titanium White, Diarylide Yellow,  Yellow Green Light, Quin Gold, Green Gold, Primary Cyan, Hansa Yellow Light and Phthalo Green-Yellow).  Doodle around perimeter of flower and stems with a Liner Brush and DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic (Carbon Black).
• Add grass with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics (Green Gold and Phthalo Green-Yellow) with the edge of a palette knife.
• Complete piece by removing painters tape and painting the frame with DecoArt Americana Decor Metallic (Pewter) and dry brush on DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics (Paynes Grey).

MATERIALS LIST:

• Substrate:  12 X 12 Wood Panel flipped backwards
• DecoArt Fluid Acrylics: (Carbon Black, Paynes Grey, Diarylide Yellow,  Cobalt Teal Hue, Titanium White, Yellow Green Light, Quin Gold, Green Gold, Primary Cyan, Hansa Yellow Light and Phthalo Green-Yellow)
• DecoArt Media Gesso (White)
• DecoArt Media Misters (Primary Cyan, Yellow Green and Shimmer Turquoise)
• DecoArt Media Varnish (Satin)
• DecoArt Matte Medium
• DecoArt Spray Sealer (Matte)
• DecoArt Americana Decor Metallics (Pewter)
• DecoArt Brush & Stencil Cleaner
• Maureen Baker Pattern available on her online store: This great pattern is available on Maureen’s site: http://www.maureen-baker.com/

I created this fun time lapse video so you could see my creative process HERE:

I really loved this project from start to finish:

I hope you enjoyed it too!  For more inspiration make sure to visit my blog at www:tracyweinzapfelstudios.com/blog.

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