Brush, Sponge, Stamp: A Creative Guide to Painting Beautiful Patterns on Everyday Surfaces

Truly great decorative-painting projects begin with a wonderful pattern. In this inspiring new guide, you will find recipes and instructions for creating more than 30 decorative-painting patterns simply and beautifully. Learn how successfully adapt favorite designs from a rug, a fabric, or the pages of a book, and paint them in the surface of your choice. Find out how to layer color and pattern like an expert; and transform furnishings, and everyday objects into works of art.

Clear step-by-step instructions for painting patterns on furniture, canvas, boxes, lamps, lamp shades, placemats, and much more

Includes lessons on basic brushstrokes, and color selection, plus a twenty-page library of patterns with recipes for each pattern.

Features practical guidance on paint-mixing, basic tools, and creating your own design.

PAULA DESIMONE teaches decorative painting courses at such prestigious institutions as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Fuller Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum of Art, and the Danford Museum of Art, all in Massachusetts. A graduate of the Massachusetts Collage of Art, DeSimone is a dedicated artist and art educator whose work is widely exhibited in Museums and galleries. She currently heads a certificate program Island School of Design.