Paint Roses and Castles: Traditional Narrow Boat Painting for Homes and Boats - Softcover

Young, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715316184 ISBN 13: 9780715316184

Publisher: David & Charles, 2003

Synopsis

Roses and castles, the art form of narrow boat families, is brought to life in this lively, practical guide to its methods and techniques. In a conprehensive introduction, the author provides fascinating information on the history of the art - how it evolved and the extent of its application. The author gives instruction on how to paint traditional narrow boat designs onto familiar objects, including scales, jugs, rusty irons, pictures and mirror frames, and a host of others. The book covers everything from creating a good base to adding the finishing touches. There are demonstrations on how to paint roses, daisies, leaves and filler strokes, and how to combine them to create personalized, original and beautiful objects.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Young is a self-taught narrow boat artist with over 20 years of practical experience. since retiring from painting boats, she has concentrated on producing articles for the home, using the tradition and colourful narrow boat art as a form of decoration. Anne lives in Haslemere, Surrey.

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0715316184
• ISBN 13: 9780715316184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128