Brush Strokes
Paint your way to a personal masterpiece
There’s nothing quite like creating a picture from memory, imagination or even the glorious view right in front of you. Blending colours to make new shades, moving the brush to manipulate the paint and create exciting effects, it’s a relaxing hobby that allows you to express your creative freedom.
Hand-painted images can adorn scrapbook layouts, greeting cards or even luxury gift-wrap and it’s the ideal way to make a present personal to the recipient. Capture the magic of a relative’s wedding day, or simply master an abstract marvel that will create impact on the mantelpiece, there are no limits to what you can create.
If you’ve always been keen to learn, convinced that a Da Vinci lurks inside, it’s a good idea to start with a ready-made kit that comes complete with everything required to get started. Lakeland has come up trumps with the beautiful Galeria Easel Painting Set, which incorporates ten tubes of acrylic, a mixing palette, painting knives, brushes, artist’s pencils and canvas into the lovely wooden case. The lid cleverly doubles up as an adjustable easel, and the handy ideas book will help you make that first splash of colour if confidence is lacking.
For those who have no desire to put paint to paper, but are eager to get that birthday sorted or Christmas wrapped up early, the charming set would also make a thoughtful gift for a crafty loved one.
Galeria Easel Painting Set, £29.99. Call 015394 88100 or see http://www.lakeland.co.uk
