Folk painting is rich with quaint, picturesque scenery, from rolling hills and rural farmland to old-fashioned barns, churches and country stores. This beautiful guide captures the warm, simplistic style that typifies folk art painting, featuring 10 charming decorative painting projects. Designed to adom everything from boxes and floor cloths to picnic baskets, each project comes with an easy-to-trace pattern, detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. Painters will find a range of delightful subjects for every season, including scenes illustrating Christmas, weddings, Halloween, Independence Day and more. And there are also tips for embellishing each scene with little decorative elements that celebrate the seasons.

About the Author

Judy Diephouse and Lynne Deptula are two of decorative painting's most popular artists and teachers. Their classes at conventions are continually sold out, and they own and operate their own successful painting and publishing business. Together they are also the authors of North Light's Painting Blooms and Blossoms. They live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.