French Bridal Bombay

From Northern France, the Alsace Region, comes this stylized old tradition of flower and bird painting on coffers and boxes, which were usually used for love gifts.  Here I present my own interpretation of this style, using more jewel like colors and beautiful strokework techniques.  This design appears in Jo Sonja's book "Bridal Painting" Surface and Design Bundle Bundle includes the unfinished Bombay box, photos, instructions and patterns to paint the design shown here.  The unfinished box is expertly crafted from poplar and measures 17" long, 13" wide and 12" tall. Mediums:Painting Medium of choiceAll Purpose SealerRetarder MediumPaints:Jo Sonja’s Artist’s ColorsOrangeNapthol Red LightRed VioletRed EarthBrown MadderNapthol CrimsonArylide YellowYellow OrangeYellow OxideRaw SiennaGold OxideYellow GreenTree Frog GreenBrilliant GreenPthalo GreenSapphirePthalo BlueBlue VioletDiox PurpleBurnt SiennaWild GrapeBrown EarthProvincial BeigeCarbon BlackUnbleached TitaniumTitanium White Special