Kim Senior held another workshop at St Cornelius' this week. This time she and her student, Christine Smith from Massachusetts were working on a mural of sheep in the field with St Cornelius's in the background.
They used multiple colors of glaze and used a "wipe out" technique with a chiseled rubber tipped brush to get the dimension and texture in all the grasses of the field.
The murals that have been done in these workshops will be installed next week. Campbell Peterson will be hold a workshop on the how to's of hanging a canvas mural. There is more to it than just hanging wallpaper.
Bernadette Forese of The Faux Pro in Kennett Square and the Decorative Painting Apprenticeship Program along with Linda Self of the School of Italian Plasters, were in the sanctuary applying an Italian venetian plaster (which is gorgeous, I might add) to the columns. Bernie has been instrumental in organizing this project.
There will be an open house at St. Cornelius' on Thursday, September 20 from 6-9 pm. It will be part of the Faux Event being held in Valley Forge Sept 17-22nd. It will be well worth coming out to the open house if you are interested looking at some beautiful faux finishes. Believe me this is not your mother's sponge painting!
Just received the Illustration Friday topic. Captain. Check in a day or two to see what I come up with.
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