9 Amazingly Real Decorative Paintings
Posted by on May 03, 2015
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Decorative painting utilizes a variety of techniques and media to finish functional and non-functional surfaces. Applied with creativity, discipline and craftsmanship, decorative paintings can be so lifelike, it's hard to believe you're looking at paint on a canvas or household item. Contemporary decorative painting embraces folk art
styles of Europe and Mexico as well as early American approaches such as stenciling,
faux finishing and graining.
Check out 9 incredible decorative paintings below.
If you're near greater Chicago, stop by the Society of Decorative Painters’ Conference & Expo to see more eye-catching works of art. The Expo will be at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill., Thursday, May 14 to Saturday, May 16, 2015. May 16 is Family Fun Day (www.sdpfamilyfunday.org), a day of crafting activities for adults and kids with learn-to-paint demos and more.
1. Purrfect fur.
2. Trunk and in love.
3. Hello, Wilbur!
4. Hey, someone put feathers on my canvas!
5. Don’t eat the flowers.
6. Who drank all my wine?
7. Can you pass the pepper?
8. Your glasses are spying on you.
9. Don’t get pricked!
These images originally appeared in The Decorative Painter.
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