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endless possibilities for painting on walls. She can do a design as elaborate or as simple as the client wants. Right now she has tentative plans to paint a door at the Flint Hill Public House.
Mrs. Waite can also paint wall finishes other than murals. One technique she really likes is stippling, which is painting a gradation of colors. To give the illusion of height for a low ceiling, the gradation is painted lighter toward the top. For a high-ceilinged room, the darker color would begin at the top. A color wash is applied to the wall and a stippling brush is used to soften the effect. “It is very pretty and soft,” said Mrs. Waite.
Painted stripes are also very popular, she said, as a nice alternative to wallpaper. She can also do faux marbling and sponging, though she has her own technique for doing the sponging. Once she applies the paint with a sponge she goes over it with a softening brush which blends out the color so it doesn’t have a hard look to it. She can use up to three different colors using this technique too.
“I have always been painting in some form or another,” said Mrs. Waite. Before starting on murals, her most recent artistic endeavor was painting designs on furniture. She purchases old furniture at second-hand stores and brings them back to life by
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