To paint or not to paint.
Life sized figures, one painted one not.
I painted one to see if it would give it more "Life".
What do you think?
I painted the life-sized statue on the right.
Because they are placed on either side of my fountain, they should be the same color, don't you think? They are made of a strange material, some kind of plastic and very lightweight. The wind could blow them over if they were not in a protected alcove.
All of these urns were cast from the same design. One is fairly new, one much older and given patina by weather. I painted two urns with acrylic paints.
Pineapple, the symbol of hospitality, on the left not painted and on the right, the same cement Pineapple design, painted and left out for years in all kinds of weather. Both paint and weather have done their job.
Cement and acrylic paints are made for each other. Painted my hall fireplace almost 20 years ago. No sign of peeling or damage from intensive heat.
Acrylic paints and gold leaf were directly applied to raw cement on my upstairs fireplace. Both treatments have lasted many, many years with no sign of wear.
You might want to give it a try. It's one of the easiest paint treatments around.
So here is the question: Do you think that paint improves cement pieces?
Wishing you a great weekend ahead my dear
Blogging Friends.
Gina
