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SUPPLIES White Foam Board (available at the Dollar Store) or canvas Acrylic paints (available at Michaels) Paper Plates for pallets One Large Flat Brush 2” or larger One medium brush -long handled stiff brissels & one small brush Containers for Water Lots of newpaper to cover work area One small brush—long handled stiff for acrylic Acrylic Paint (available at Michaels ) Containers for water STEP ONE Paint the sky using a large double loaded (two colors)brush. Brush horizontally, painting color across the top of the foam board from edge to edge. STEP TWO STEP THREE With a big brush us X strokes in bottom half of the foam board to make a grass area. Choose different colors. Using black and a smaller brush, pull up long strokes for blades of grass. Paint from the bottom of foam board through the grass area to the sky. STEP FOUR On a paper plate, put a light color, add water to acrylic. Flick arm and splatter heavier on bottom then the top. STEP FIVE Using a small brush, make bright circles and place a darker color in the center. Place bigger circles on the bottom and smaller circles as you go up to the sky. That's it! GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN june/july 2019 gmhtoday.com 101