Donna Dewberry's Quick & Easy Murals

July 1, 2003
Dewberry is a highly successful author of decorative arts and crafts books. Here, she joins in the resurgent popularity of home mural painting, incorporating decorative borders of vining ivy, rosebuds, hydrangeas, daisy chains, and ferns, as well as complete murals of garden scenes. A final chapter addresses muraling as a business, including pricing work and finding customers. This is a good addition to any arts and crafts collection. Advanced artists will want to see Sarah Hocombe's Fresco Painting for Home & Garden.

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April 15, 2003
In her book on "quick and easy" murals, Dewberry presents projects that can be done in as little as a single day, starting with six colorful floral borders, then helping readers cumulatively develop skills with four step-by-step wall murals. From classical columns to picket fences, trees and birdbaths, these paintings dramatically change a room, transforming it into its own landscape. With an eye to the practical, Dewberry provides a final chapter with tips on developing a muraling business. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2003, American Library Association.)