Christmas Chairs in October

 

It's October and the Angelwing Begonias are still pretty.  It is Fall and what am I doing?  Painting Christmas chairs, of course!!

 

 

I usually do a snowman chair and love this one.  I am so sorry that I do not remember whose pattern this is.  I have done this particular pattern for several years.

 

 

This is one of my very favorite ones I have ever done.  Good ole St. Nick!!  I love all of the fun things written around the painting of Santa.

 

 

Isn't he a jolly ole soul?

 

 

You know, for an old person, painting all of the legs, spindles, and rungs on a chair can be quite a challenge.  But, I survive.

 

 

The seats are generally what has all of the detail on them.  If I don't have alot of detail on the seat or have fabric on a seat, I normally make several pillows to go on the chair.

 

So, this is the start of the Christmas chair season.  Even if it is still October.  I usually have 5-6 coats of paint on them by the time I prime and put a couple of coats of acrylic.  Then by adding all of the detail, it make another couple of coats.

 

Then, I do 2-3 coats of varnish on them, waiting several days in between to get them good and dry.  When I am painting for a show, I start early in the summer and put them in my storage building for a couple of months.  Then, they are really good and dry and have a hard finish on them.

 

Hope you enjoyed these chairs.

 

Till next time, Judy