Description
Reading in a Garden Surrounded by White Geese Paint by Numbers Kit
The view is through a window, and the pale lace curtains that frame both sides are tied back with pink ribbon, their open weave painted as cream and blush squares so they read as fabric rather than glass. Beyond them, a garden in full summer: a soft green lawn dotted with tiny white and pink daisies, a stone path running from the bottom of the frame up into the scene, a large flower bed heavy with pink and white blooms, and a low clipped hedge behind it. A girl in a pale blouse and pink skirt sits in a wooden garden chair, a yellow band across her hair, reading an open book. Four white geese stand about the lawn, one striding straight toward the viewer at the bottom of the path, the others further back. Up the slope, a white cottage with a red tiled roof, dark green shutters and a red door sits among trees, with a table and chairs laid for a meal on the grass and a vase of orange flowers in the middle.
The canvas is soft and low contrast by design, all pale greens, creams and pinks, so the structure comes from a handful of saturated notes: the red roof and door, the orange flowers, the pink ribbon and the deep dark green of the evergreen trees. Those should go in with a confident brush, because they are what stop the picture turning into a wash. The lawn is the largest area and the easiest to overwork, so it is worth painting the light and shadow bands as broad flat shapes and leaving them alone. The lace curtains are the fiddliest passage, and the trick there is to keep the weave light and broken, letting the background green show through rather than filling every square.
What Is Included in the Kit
- One pre-printed canvas with numbered sections, sized 16×20 inches
- 24 numbered acrylic paint pots covering soft greens, creams, pinks and the brighter accents
- Three professional detail brushes for the lace, daisies, geese and books
- A colour reference sheet showing the completed artwork
- Printed instructions suitable for complete beginners
Sizes and Options
Available as a 16×20 inch canvas with a 24 colour palette. Choose No Frame – Rolled if you would like to frame the finished piece yourself, or Pre-Stretched Frame if you would rather begin right away and hang it as soon as it dries.
Peaceful, Sunlit and Deeply Relaxing
This is a slow, pleasant canvas to work on, with one big restful area in the middle and enough small detail around the edges to keep it interesting. The finished picture suits a kitchen, dining room, living room or reading corner, and it looks lovely in a white or pale wood frame. A lovely gift for gardeners, readers and anyone who likes quiet summer scenes.