Pink Peonies in a Jar Paint by Numbers

Pink peonies in a jar paint by numbers kit for a realistic floral still life

The canvas carries a bouquet of open peonies and closed buds standing in a clear glass jar. Petals are tinted pastel pink and cream white, with a few fuchsia heads near the top, and the stems read dark green through the water. Two blooms rest on a light wood table beside the jar. The background moves from sky blue to water green, which lifts the flowers off the surface and makes the pink edges easier to judge while you work. This is an advanced design with many fine details: individual petal edges, the water line and the shadow under the jar all carry their own numbers. Square orientation keeps the bouquet centred. As a Valentine's Day gift it suits someone who already paints and wants a project that lasts several evenings. For other romantic subjects, see our Valentine's Day paint by numbers collection.

Tips for painting this design

Work from the back of the scene: fill the sky blue and water green areas first, then the dark green foliage, which gives you a fixed reference for every flower head. The petals are the slowest part. Load the fine brush lightly and pull each edge towards the centre of the petal so the paint stops on the line instead of flooding the next number. In the jar, follow the light blue and grey numbers in order, because the greys are what make the water read as transparent. Let one area dry before you paint a number that touches it, or the two tones will bleed at the boundary. The same back-to-front order works on the flower paint by numbers canvases in the rest of our range.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 15x15 to 70x80 cm (12 sizes). You choose a kit of 24, 36 or 48 colours, on rolled canvas, with or without a wooden frame to assemble. Allow around 20 to 40 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:Printed linen canvas with the outlines and numbers of the peonies, buds, glass jar, submerged stems and table edge.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic pots, ready to use, in 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on the version you pick; they cover the pinks, whites, greens, light blues and beiges on the flowers and background.
• Brushes:Three brushes. The fine one for petal edges and stem lines, the medium for foliage, the wide one for the blue and water green background.
• Guide:A paper guide showing the bouquet, jar, table and cut blooms, so you can check a number before you commit paint to canvas.
• Optional:The wooden frame to assemble stretches the canvas flat before you start, which keeps the small numbered areas easy to read.

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Without frame

The canvas arrives rolled in a tube. You paint it flat and frame it afterwards if you wish.

With frame

Wooden stretcher bars to assemble stretch the canvas. You paint on a taut surface and hang the picture on the wall.