Virgin Mary in a Lavender Field Paint by Numbers

Virgin Mary in a Lavender Field paint by numbers: a sunset landscape to paint

A white statue of the Virgin Mary stands on a stone pedestal among rows of lavender. Behind it, a small stone church raises a bell tower topped with a cross. The sky shades from orange to yellow, and beige and blue hills close the horizon. Each area is outlined and numbered on the canvas, and the paper chart tells you which paint goes where. If you like this subject, you can see more religious paint by numbers designs of the Virgin Mary in the same collection.

Tips for painting this design

We rate this kit as intermediate. Most of the canvas is made of medium areas, with a few fine details. Start with the orange and yellow sky at the top and use the wide brush so the large areas dry without visible marks. Move on to the beige and blue hills along the horizon. The purple lavender rows fill the lower half, so alternate the shades of purple between neighbouring rows to give the field some depth. Keep the fine brush for the cross on the bell tower and the folds of the white statue. Those spaces are small, and a size of 40x40 cm or larger gives you more room to work. Depending on the size, allow around 12 to 30 hours in total. Painting a section per session works well here, since the sky, hills and lavender are separate zones. If you like the warm sky, our sunset paint by numbers range has other evening scenes.

Sizes, colours and painting time

The design comes in 20x30 to 60x80 cm (9 sizes). You choose a 24, 36 or 48 colour kit, on rolled canvas, with a wooden frame to assemble or with the canvas already mounted on its frame (except in 50x70 and 60x80 cm, delivered rolled). Allow around 12 to 30 h depending on the size.

What's in the kit

• Canvas:Linen canvas with the outlines and numbers of the lavender field, the white statue and the bell tower already printed.
• Paint:Numbered acrylic paints, ready to use, in 24, 36 or 48 colours depending on the option. A larger set gives you more shades for the purples and the sunset sky.
• Brushes:Three brushes: fine for the cross and the statue, medium for the lavender rows, wide for the sky.
• Guide:A paper chart to check the number of each area, from the hills on the horizon to the stone pedestal.
• Optional:A wooden frame to assemble, which stretches the canvas once the painting is finished. You can also choose it already mounted on its frame, ready to hang.

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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 finished picture on the wall.

Mounted canvas

The canvas arrives already stretched on its wooden frame. You start painting right away and hang the picture on the wall.