Forest Wood Norwegian Rosemaling & Craft

1. Sunflowers on a chopping board/photo frame.

2. Rosemaling design (please email me at forestwoodfolkart@yahoo.com.au for pattern and full size image)

N.B.:Please note that both designs have been copyrighted and if you wish to teach this projects to your students you have my permission as long as you credit me with the design and you do not live in my hometown. I only ask that you drop me a courtesy email first. You will be given permission. I would also appreciate some feedback in my guestbook as to how the project worked out.

Sunflower chopping board/frame

Paints: Jo Sonjas acrylic painting gouache

Wood: prepare as normal. Seal chopping board only on area where paint is to be applied using All purpose sealer. The chopping board can be left unsealed in the centre. This board is not intended for heavy duty use such as cutting and chopping tasks, but rather as a serving board for cheese and crackers, or to cut soft foods such as cheese. As a precautionary measure, keep food away from painted areas.

Brushes: Round #3 brush unless otherwise stated.

Country Checks on chopping board: Background colour medium blue ( Sapphire blue or French blue looks nice). Then using a flat brush and a fair bit of water make a semi-transparent mix of warm white and make alternating strokes 10 centimetres long along the border of the chopping board using the width of your brush as a guide.

Leaves: Antique Green
(can be made by mixing Green Oxide + bit black and warm white)
Tip or double load heavily into Pine Green to make a blended textured stroke.

Sunflowers:
N.B. Paint sunflower ar the rear including its centre first. Then follow with overlapping flowers at the forefront.

Alternate petals sitting behind, all in Yellow oxide (round brush)
Front petals are painted in Yellow light side loaded in Warm white.  Keep warm white to the outside edge of the petal.

Centres:
Stipple with a round hog's hair bristle brush loaded first in yellow oxide, then raw sienna, and while this layer is still damp:-
Double-load raw sienna on your brush and one edge into brown earth. Begin stippling in an arc from one edge of the centre circle moving gradually across to the other side. The brown earth will form the shaded area of the centre and will diminish gradually as you stipple towards the opposite side.

Highlight the same way: double loaded hogs hair brush with Raw Sienna and one edge tipped in yellow light. Begin stippling on the opposite side to the brown earth.

Wipe stipple brush on paper towel to remove most of the colour. Do not rinse in water at this stage. When centre of sunflower is dry, stipple a little warm white on the dry hogs hair brush and tap a little on a very small area as a concentrated accent of warm white.

Add warm white dots using a stylus.

Tendrils:Pine green using a liner brush such as 6/0 or such as feels comfortable for you.