4 Ft Square going to the farm at Sycamore and Greenbriar, nust north of Carterville. Any design you see on this website can be custom painted in your choice of sizes and colors!!  Just call for details.  717-620-9676 Jeff  

   OK, I know the lighting is bad, but the illustration is clear.  All those lines, triangles, parallelograms... It's difficult to figure out, much less remember, which cell gets what color.   Try this before you even start taping off edges... Starting with one color, put a little piece of tape (I like blue so it stands out from the yellow) on each cell that will be that color.  Only do one color at a time.  This will help you identify the cells and get the tape on the outside of the cell. Now you can start with the varnish and paint and make fewer mistakes of where things go. Happy painting!    Jeff

 These charts evolve.  I'll update as often as I can.  Fort York is my most patriotic red. Work of art is my most patriotic blue. P1, spectral green in john deere. Pressed fern and emerald forest are nice greens Thse can all be mixed with white to make lighter shades. Try this link to see them all in a file <<< Individually:

  Many distracting and unnecessary brush marks come from using a brush that is much narrower than the area being painted.  In the photo, the 4" wide brush leaves only one stroke on the cell being painted.  The one inch brush leaves only one stroke on the area to the right. Using the 1" brush, or even worse, a 1/2" brush on the large area to the left would take 6 - 8 strokes of the brush. Each stroke creates narrow uneven thicknesses of paint, which must be covered by second and multiple coats of paint.  The result is a surface that looks like thick peanut butter.  On exterior panels these distractions disappear with distance, but indoor displays are viewed close enough that the texture can distract from the image. In addition, Thick coats of paint are more likely to chip or peal after tome passes. Save yourself time and improve results by using wide brushes. Happy Painting! Jeff - TheBarnQuilter

 I keep telling people... "only use a thin coat of paint."  What does that mean? If you can still see the background through what you just painted  that's about right! This is about right. After the second coat you may still see the white background. That's not bad.  Thick paint is more likely to peal off when you are removing the tape.  Paint builds up along the edges of the tape. Paint Ridge. That creates a ridge... It can easily be removed with sanding, but that complicates your life. Yellow is the worst to deal with... Takes many coats to cover and peals easily. Thin coats help.

 The video is clumsy, but the technique is clear.  Drag the brush lightly across the fresh paint to reduce brush marks from showing the underlying layer. This is an example of two things.  A) not always brushing in one direction.  The horizontal lines are from the first coat of paint.  B) Layers of paint too thick. Brush marks are  exaggerated. Thick coats of paint are more likely to peal in the future.

 This was a fun morning!  Class lasted about 5 hours, with some people completing their painting and a couple people taking paint home with them to finish the art. Link to all the pics <<<

No barn, you say?   https://photos.app.goo.gl/1wmVp6UUDMvHq5b87 <<< Complete gallery. These are Barn Quilt paiintings I have done over the past two years. My neighbors in the Greenbriar Subdivision of Carterville, IL, agreed to let me post and update my gallery every six months. There are about 10 designs on display.