Flats are 12 feet high.
Jill writes... "Also painted from my imagination"
Brian writes ... "What a beautiful painting Jill. Congratulations. I shall study it long and hard to see what tips I can pick up. Or better still could you give us any tips? How did you do the foliage for instance? "

Jill has replied as follows..."I paint in the trunks etc first (suppose most people do that!) but the foliage ...well, I start with 'black'! And then build up the layers with a range of greens and yellows (depending on the type of trees I want) using a three or four inch brush, dabbing the paint on. With the Dalians, I use emulsion paints (weird eh?) but the range of paints (Johnsons) will mix any colour and they provide good coverage. I found that black and yellow (saffron) make an excellent dark green and, building up the colour as I do, it gives a great sense of depth! I wish I could say I practised and worked on the technique - but it was more of an accident than anything else!!! As was my turning from an amateur actor to a scenery painter!!!! But I'm awfully glad of that accident!!!"

Brian writes... "Nope, using emulsion paint is not weird. I use Dulux vinyl matt emulsion paint for practically all of my shows. Only rarely (when a company can afford it) do I lash out and buy Rosco or Bristol scenic paints.