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Windows

 

In my last post, I showed you some finished windows I did at the Weston location of the Learning Zone. In this post, I thought I’d show you the process, from start to finish, for the Belmont Learning Zone location.

After talking to the owner of these daycare centers, Melissa Ananias, I took a few pictures of the exterior of the building.

Better blank windows Better blank windows

Next, I did a rough sketch of the concept for Melissa:

Learning Zone Windows
See what I mean about ‘rough’?! Thankfully, Melissa knows my finished work! There were 3 sets of windows to work with.

To start, I sketched all the grass and flowers directly on the windows, with a water-based marker. (All work was done on the interior side of the glass). I then filled in everything with a glass primer, to give my paint layers a tooth to grab onto, and make the paint a little more permanent. Once the primer had dried, I went back over all my semi-permanent marker lines, with a black paint pen.

Next

Here you can see the green semi-permanent marker, the frosted looking primer and the black paint pen lines. When working on glass windows, you have to remember to work in reverse, adding all the details first.

Finished 1 Finished 1

I painted all the grass first, then the flowers. For paint, I used a combination of latex interior house paints and craft paints. It took two coats to get a good coverage.

When dry, I sealed with a water-based sealer to protect it a little more.

This type of painting on windows is semi-permanent. If the windows are handled a lot, they will scratch and chip, even with the sealer. Most of the windows are out of reach from little hands, so should hold up quite well for a long time.

Drive byThis Belmont location is right up the street from where I live. The other day when I was driving by and stopped at a red light, I quickly took this photo from inside my car. The happy flowers "growing" in all the windows really do grab your eye as you drive by!

 

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Carol Leonesio serves the Boston area and the following communities: MetroWest, North Shore, South Shore, Cape & Islands, Northern and Southern Berkshire County. Services are extended to New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C. Travel to other areas or referrals in your area upon request.
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