Melynda is 1 of 25 featured artists in this full  color hardback Sterling Publications book.

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Download Melynda's 2006 Brochure in PDF form.

I sponge a deep dark brown on the turkey after base coating the body with a brown acrylic paint.

I then sponge with a nutmeg brown.

I paint the arm feathers.with brush strokes of white

.......and the back feathers yellow, red and orange

I then finish off the eyes feathers beak, and gobbler. I paint the hat black with a white band and gold buckle. I seal him with minwax polycrylic sealer and rest him on a grapevine wreath.