Painting the deck.

Painting the deck is more akin to painting a picture. Kathleen has a certain patina built up by layers of paint and pastels to create to illusion of age, some areas of Kathleen have a natural patina which I have preserved by applying a touch up varnish.

 The unpainted hatch.

The painted initial coats of colour mixed with pastels to build up a certain patina.

I've used yellows, greens,blues, brown and black pastels.


The deck is then waxed and polished giving a silky old wood effect.

The final hatch finish blends in with the old decking.