Just when I thought we had seen the last of winter, we got buried under a foot of snow! But I’m still ready to think about spring and paint a few blooms to celebrate the new season.

I was clicking around on the Internet looking for nice spring painting projects when I ran across this Blooming Daisy Canvas. I like this project for a number of reasons. The painting wraps around the canvas, covering all sides so there’s no need for a frame. The background is mottled on, creating interesting texture and lots of color variations, and there is a lot of texture in the painting. The texture comes from the specific brand of paint used in the project — Plaid’s new FolkArt High Definition Acrylic Paint. I haven’t tried these paints yet. The product description says it can be used on canvas, wood, tin, metal and paper-maché and that it dries to a semi-gloss sheen. I’d be interested to see how apparent the sheen is and if the paint looks plastic-like when it dries. Have any of you used this paint yet? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I think a fun variation on this project would be painting colorful gerber daisies instead of plain white blooms—a light yellow background with vivid orange and magenta flowers and maybe even some purple blooms.

Jackie