Amazon.com Review
Author Tahira Lewis says, "Change your life. Pick up a brush and paint." That's the kind of basic, yet joyful and hopeful message she brings to the fun and fulfillment of decorative painting. Using this book as a guide, you will change your life not only visibly, with your painting projects, but emotionally as you make some of your fantasies real and tangible. Divided into four main sections, "Materials & Techniques," "Round Brush," "Flat Brush," and "Classic Painting," the author's enthusiasm and encouragement will guide anyone who feels they "can't draw" or that "some people have the gift and some don't" into a whole new sense of personal skill and artfulness. Full of designs and projects, all of which can be customized, personalized, or improvised upon (and the author certainly encourages all of those), this is a great new book about a traditional craft and art that will allow the beginner, with practice and experimentation, to create family heirlooms out of everyday objects. It is beautifully illustrated with color photographs and hand drawings throughout. --Mark A. Hetts
