Its hard to photograph chairs and benches, but hopefully you can get and idea of the finished work. The red chair is one of a set of 4. The bench is an antique one with "pillow" back. You can see the beginning of the painting process at our May 22nd entry on the blog. Grain painting, stencil design and freehand shell painting make this very rich in texture and color.  It looks so much better than my photo. Hopefully some will get to see it at a show!