French Bridal Painting Online Class

 Class Details and Benefits:                                              Previously offered as a dvd. In-depth Video Instruction;  3 1/2 hours in length On-demand access anytime beginning immediately after your purchase. Downloadable PDF resources including closeup photos, patterns and instructions.   The Alsace Region of Northern France seems to have a beautiful history of these early pieces. Very distinctive is the use of fairly large descending strings of dots (White or Vermillion), which are often interpreted as being a stylized Lily-of-the-Valley, but could also relate to the designs by Jacques Hurtu, which incorporated descending strings of pearls (in 1614). The French call the pearl patterns cosse-de-pois (pea-pod patterns). This idea was very popular in the early 1600’s. The flowers are stylized and varied in form. Shadows and highlights are represented mainly through hatching designs. Flower patterns spread out over the background, often black, like a carpet