Kerry Trout Fine Art Painting Books

Paint Charming Cottages and Villages

Bring the storybook cottages and towns of your dreams to life with Paint Charming Cottages and Villages! Ten step-by-step projects show you how to paint a variety of architectural styles from a Victorian "gingerbread" house, to an English Tudor cottage, to a Cape Cod and a classic farmhouse. Two nostalgic village scenes take you back to simpler days of main streets lined with merchants, dress shops and tearooms.

Dozens of quick mini-demos show you how to embellish your scenes with quaint details, including porch swings, lace curtains, fountains, old-time lamp-posts, picket fences and quilts fluttering on a clothesline. You'll also learn how to add the seasonal touches of fall foliage, spring flowers and winter snows.

Each project is painted with acrylic paints. Use your paintbrush and these projects to create your own quaint getaway cottages today!