Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 1 · column 1 of 3 · from the scan, no model involved
Rappahannock News photo/William Wesley Talbott JANE COOPER PREPARES lobby walls for faux marbe treatment.
By WILLIAM WESLEY TALBOTT
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Faux marbe, a painting technique that creates the appearance of marble, is being used in the lobby of the Gay Street Theater in Washington. Jane Cooper and Georgia Walsworth are the artists who are busy giving the lobby the new look.
The walls are being painted in a peach color; the baseboard is getting a contrasting green-black coat. The doors will get a mahogany and maple grain finish.
The technique used to create faux marbe involves the the use of oil-based paints, brushes, soft tissue paper, and pieces of rubber. In the case of the walls, the peach colored paint is applied over a coat of white paint; the peach colored paint is then carefully scraped with a piece of rubber. The baseboard, called serpentine marble, is painted in emerald green; black paint is then gently applied with tissue paper. The result is an uncanny resemblance to genuine marble.
Once the painting is finished, a group of volunteers will apply coats of varnish to the walls. This will impart an illusion of old age and will have the added benefit of protecting the finish.
The lobby is also getting new carpeting to complement the walls and woodwork. The mushroom colored carpeting is, according to RAAC director Anne Stephens, of industrial strength quality.
The project, which is taking the equivalent of two weeks to complete, will be finished by Easter.
Jane Cooper and Georgia Walsworth, who have formed their own design business called “Cooper-Walsworth”, have had several projects in which their unusual approaches to wall design have been realized. They did the stenciling in the Mayes House in Washington and the ball room of the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club near Front Royal.
They employ many techniques to accomplish a particular effect, including hand-painting, faux finishing (woodgraining and marbleizing), and “fantasy finishes”. The latter include such finishes as the recreation of a sky or adobe walls.
Volunteers who would like to help varnish the walls of the theater’s lobby may call Anne Stephens at the RAAC office, 675-3193; Jane Cooper, 937-537'!+; or Georgia Walsworth, 987-891+1.
95.3%