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Textured paint This special paint or compound is spread in a thick layer on walls or ceilings and provides an easy way to hide seams in sheet rock and any visible nails. Lay the paint on thickly with a textured roller. Alternatively, apply it with an ordinary roller and, before the paint starts to dry, use a rubber-bristled stippling brush or a special toothed brush or comb to produce a variety of different effects. Note that textured paint is a permanent form of Decoration and is difficult to remove. Textured paper, which can be stripped off more easily, may be a better solution.
sparing paintke sure the can is clear of loose dust and : before opening the lid. Check the can ;ee whether the paint needs stirring. If it ;s, use a length of wood. If you are using lid paint, decant some into a bucket. s is a much less cumbersome way to y paint around as you work. Paint kets are also useful because if the paint omes contaminated in any way, then paint in the bucket is affected.RITCHIE, Alexander Hay, American artist: b. Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 14, 1822; d. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 19, 1895. Among his paintings are Mercy Knocking at the Gate (1860) ; Baby, Who's That? (1871), etc. His engravings include Mercy's Dream (1850) ; George Washington (1852) ; On the March to the Sea.
5. modern paint ings and Contemporary Art If Norway was not important in painting and sculpture in olden times it certainly has been, and is, in modern paint ings and contemporary times. Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is credited with "the modern paint ings revival of monumental painting in Europe." Be sure to see his famous murals in Oslo University's Aula (Auditorium) as samples of his ability. Some thirty of his excellent but less ambitious paintings are hung in the National Gallery. Henrik S0rensen, Alf Rolfsen, Per Krogh, Jean Heiberg, Axel Revold, Kai Fjell, Aage Storstein and Arne Ekeland are other well-known modern paint ings or contemporary artists and works by most or all of them can be seen in the new Oslo Town Hall or in other public buildings. They run to monumental frescoes and murals.
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